Gonzales County Texas

25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

HONORABLE WILLIAM D. OLD III

GUADALUPE, GONZALES, LAVACA AND

COLORADO COUNTY

Court Administrator, Lynn Bothe

lynnb@co.guadalupe.tx.us

Official Court Reporter, Dee Dee Jones

dlois.jones@co.guadalupe.tx.us

ALL DOCKET SETTINGS MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR 

• IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ZOOM PROCEEDINGS
  FOR THE 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT-JUDGE WILLIAM D. OLD III, PRESIDING

  PURSUANT TO THE 55TH EMERGENCY ORDERS FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ISSUED AUGUST 30, 2022

  Pursuant to the Fifty-Fifth Emergency Order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas on August 30, 2022, the 25TH Judicial District Courts will resume in person only dockets effective immediately.

  CIVIL CASES: If your case was set prior to September 1, 2022 for a ZOOM hearing, then it will remain a ZOOM hearing. ALL OTHER HEARINGS WILL BE IN PERSON ONLY.

  Please note: Under the new order, the Supreme Court will allow a ZOOM hearing to be held ONLY if an exigent circumstance exits and is presented to the court in writing and upon no objection from the opposing party.

  CRIMINAL CASES: If your case was set prior to September 1, 2022 for a ZOOM hearing then it will remain a ZOOM hearing. ALL OTHER HEARINGS WILL BE IN PERSON ONLY.

  Defendants MUST appear in person unless they are in custody.

  Custody cases will continue to be held via ZOOM.