Dockets
Pre-Trials
Trials
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Monday
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9:00 am (2nd and 4th Monday of the month)
Trials will typically be set on a two-week docket beginning the Monday following the pretrial setting (1st and 3rd Monday).
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Probate of Wills*
Including 1-minute Prove ups
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Tuesday
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9:00 am, 10:30 am, & 1:30 pm
1-Minute Prove Up Checklist
*Will must be on file prior to setting a hearing. See rule TRCP 21(f)(12)
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Heirships* & Administrations*
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Wednesday
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9:00 am, 10:30 am, & 1:30 pm *Heirship and Administrations Checklist
*Checklist must be completed prior to setting your hearing.
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Guardianships
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Thursday
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9:00 am
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Ancillary
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Thursday
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10:30 am, 1:30 pm, & 2:30 pm
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Submission Docket
| Thursday
| 10:00 am Submission Docket Policy
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NOTICE: Probate Court 1 is open to the public. All hearings and trials may be conducted either in person or via zoom. Attorneys should update their notice of hearings to clarify that parties may appear either in person or via zoom. See TRCP 21(b)
Please use the "Online Settings" to set matters on the Probate of Wills, Heirships and Administrations, and Submission dockets. For all other matters, including all contested matters, please call the court at 832-927-1401.
Online Settings
Harris County Clerk's Probate Court Settings by case number.
Live broadcasts of hearings and trials
Probate Court 1 Channel 1 - all regularly scheduled dockets
https://www.youtube.com/c/HarrisCountyProbateCourt1
Probate Court 1 Channel 2 - all trials and special settings
https://www.youtube.com/c/ProbateCourt1Channel2
Resources
1-Minute Prove Up Checklist
1-Minute Prove Up Instructions (video)
Heirship and Administration Checklist
Pro Tips in Heirships (video)
Submission Docket Policy
Instructions for Remote and In-Person Proceedings
Using Zoom in Probate Court (video)
Managing Digital Evidence in Zoom (video)