Presiding
Hearing Requirements
The following guide is a quick outline of the types of motions set on Bexar County's Presiding Court Centralized Docket System and is not intended to replace the Local Rules.
- Pre-trial hearings will be scheduled and heard at 8:30 AM or 9:00 AM (see below for when each type of motion is heard).
- Attorneys should bring to each 8:30 AM hearing a written order that sets forth the relief anticipated.
- All Non-evidentiary hearings are set at 8:30 AM or shall have noted an attempt to confer.
- Non-jury Trials on the Merits and requests for Temporary Injunctions and Temporary Orders will be scheduled and heard at 9:00 AM.
- All Evidentiary hearings are set at 9:00 AM.
- Three (3) days' notice is required - weekends, legal & local holidays observed are not included.
Hearing Times & Location
8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, & 2:00 PM
100 Dolorosa, Suite 1.09
1st Floor, Bexar County Courthouse
San Antonio, Texas 78205
If you have any questions regarding this guide, you may contact the Non-Jury Setting Clerk, at 210-335-2000.
Zoom Information
- Presiding Court Zoom Link: Zoom Presiding Court Link
- Presiding Court Zoom ID Number: 917-895-6796
- Presiding Court Telephone Number: 1-346-248-7799
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Civil Court Schedule
Hearing Types of Motion Information
8:30 AM Presiding Court Motions
The following is a list of types of motions that are set in Presiding Court at 8:30 AM:
- Abatement
- Abatement
- Any other Non-Evidentiary pre-trial motion that is subject to jurisdiction
- Compel
- Confirmation of Arbitration
- Continuance (non-jury setting)
- Continuance (non-jury setting)
- Default Judgment
- Enter order on Summary Judgment or assess to pre-trial motion that is subject set aside or assess for new trial (Exception - to jurisdiction goes back to Judge that heard matter unless Judge is not available, then set motion in presiding)
- Final Judgment
- Friendly Suit
- Leave to file
- Motion Consolidate
- Motion for Leave
- Motion for Preparation of Social Study
- Motion for substitution of Counsel
- Motion to Disqualify
- Non-Suit
- Notice of Appeal of Master's report
- Quash
- Require Medical Examination
- Require Medical Examination
- Revoke
- Sanctions
- Sever
- Special Appearance
- Special Appearance
- Special Exceptions
- Stay proceedings
- Strike Witnesses/Experts
- Substitution
- Summary Judgment (need at least 21 days notice)
- Summary Judgment (need at least 21 days notice)
- Withdrawal of Counsel
- Withdrawal of Counsel
9:00 AM Presiding Court Motions
The following is a list of types of motions that are set in Presiding Court at 9:00 AM:
- Application for Approval of Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Right
- Application for Expedited Foreclosure
- Bill of Review(at least 21 days notice)
- Contempt, Enforcement (at least 10 days notice or more)
- Foreclosure Sale
- Modification(45 days notice)
- Motion for Extended Summer Visitation
- Motion for New Trial
- Temporary Injunction
- Temporary Order
- Temporary Restraining Order (not less than 3 days notice/not more than 14 days notice (including weekends))
- To Transfer (45 days notice)
- Transferring Adoption
- Trial on the Merits (not less than 45 days notice -- except when agreed)
- Writ of Attachment (no time limit)
- Writ of Habeas Corpus (no time limit)
- Writ of Sequestration
2:00 PM Presiding Court Motions
The following is a list of types of motions that are set in Presiding Court at 2:00 PM:
- Expunction (Thursdays)
- Rule for Costs
- Tax (Every other Wednesday (call clerk for exact date)