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11/13/09 New Chief Judge. United States District Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa of the McAllen Division has become Chief District Judge under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 136, effective November 13, 2009, following the election to take senior status by former Chief District Judge Hayden Head of the Corpus Christi Division.
10/29/09 New Federal Rules in effect on Dec 1, 2009 !!
06/19/08 Warning: Parties must redact protected information from transcripts and other civil, criminal, and bankruptcy papers.
E-Government Act of 2002.
08/19/09 Applications for admission to the Houston-Galveston CJA Panel are being accepted between
September 1 and October 31, 2009.
01/30/09 New District, Bankruptcy and Adversary Pro Hoc Vice forms have been approved by the Court.
04/23/08 Under Judicial Conference Policy, effective May 15, 2008, parties will be responsible for redacting from transcripts filed with the Court, information protected by the E-Government Act of 2002, Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a), and Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1(a).
05/31/06 New Criminal Justice Act Plan for the Southern District of Texas, General Order 2006-7.
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Protecting Personal Privacy in Public Case Files:
General Order 2004-11
Guidelines for Coordination of Criminal Procedures:
General Order 1991-26
Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judges: General Order 2002-13 CJA Appointment Information
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