Rules and Resources

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Guidelines for Organizations Producing Judicial Education Events Not Sponsored by the County Judges Education

• Advisory Committee (PDF)
• ​Rules of Judicial Education (PDF)
• Code of Judicial Conduct (PDF)

Below is the list of judicial forms available on our website. This is not intended to be a complete list of forms. For additional forms please contact us.

• Fair Defense Act Implementation Memo (PDF)
• Fair Defense Act Sample Plan for Appointment of Counsel (PDF)

Forms for Appointing a Temporary Justice of the Peace

• Oath of Temporary Appointment (PDF)
• Oath of Office (PDF)

Forms for Outside Hours for Judicial Credit

• Application for Judicial Credit
• ​Criteria for Outside Judicial Hours

• Texas District and County Attorneys Association - DWI Resources
• National Center for DWI Courts
• TDCAA Driving While Intoxicated Case Law Update
• The Dangers of Binge Drinking
• Staggering Under 21 Drunk Driving Statistics & Prevention Tips
• Texting While Driving Accidents and Personal Injury Claims
• Impaired Driving Risk Assessment: a Primer for Policymakers (PDF)
• The Implementation of Alcohol Interlocks for Offenders: a Roadmap Understanding (PDF) 
• Drunk Driving (PDF)
• Teens and Distracted Driving (PDF)
• Shelsey Chart, DWI College for Trial Judges (PDF)
• TDCAA Occupational Chart (PDF)
• NHTSA Fact Sheet on Young Drivers (PDF)

• Dying to Drink: Texas Impaired Driving Resources
• The National Judicial College-Sentencing Repeat DUI Offenders
• Efficient Disposition (PDF)
• Woodall - SFST Concepts and Principles (Powerpoint)
• Lavaca County DWI Court Resources (PDF)
• Test for Alcohol Dependency (PDF)
• DWI Court Reporter - February 2009 (PDF)
• DWI Court Reporter - January 2010 (PDF)
• National Center for DWI Courts - The Bottom Line (PDF)
• Ignition Interlocks in Texas: A Policy Evaluation (PDF)
• State of Texas Ignition Interlock Laws: A Policy Evaluation (PDF)

The Rural Judges DWI Court Pilot Project assists rural judges in the establishment of DWI courts, training them in the use of proven techniques of appropriate sentencing, intensive supervision, and behavior modification to prevent recidivism in deadly crashes involving DWI on Texas highways.

Produced by the Texas Association of Counties, this program is partially funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation with funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Read County Magazine article spotlighting DWI Courts

Contact us to learn more at our Judicial Hotline (844) CoJudge or (844) 265-8343 or email the Judicial Hotline.