Harris Cnty. L. R. Civ. Ct. 5

As amended through August 27, 2024

Rule 5 - VACATIONS OF COUNSEL

5.1 The County Civil Courts at Law will honor the written designations for summer vacation weeks and/or non-summer vacation weeks filed with the County Clerk or District Clerk pursuant to the Local Rules of the Civil Trial Division of the Judicial District Courts of Harris County, except for cases preferentially set for trial prior to the vacation designation. An attorney may designate not more than four weeks during a calendar year as vacation, during which that attorney will not be assigned to trial or required to engage in any pretrial proceedings. This rule operates only where lead counsel, as defined by T.R.C.P. 8, is affected, unless the trial court expands coverage to other counsel.

5.1.1Summer vacations. Summer vacation weeks so designated will protect the attorney from trials during those summer weeks, even if an order setting the case for trial was signed before the vacation designation was filed, except in cases preferentially set for trial prior to the vacation designation.

5.1.2Non-summer vacations. Non-summer vacation weeks may not run consecutively for more than two weeks at a time. Non-summer vacation weeks so designated will not protect an attorney from a trial by an order signed before the date the designation is filed.

Harris Cnty. L. R. Civ. Ct. 5

Amended effective 12/29/2022; As amended through 12/8/2023.