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Meacham said the court staggers venire (juror-pool) panels — some Monday afternoon, some Tuesday morning, some Tuesday afternoon — to ease parking congestion when hundreds of prospective jurors arrive. “When the venire panels get called, they don’t have parking yet … if we bring them in groups, the parking works pretty easily,” the judge said.
The judge cautioned that October is a heavy month for trials, with many attorneys setting trials then, and that the court had a long standby list. At one point during the call Meacham warned attendees that a fire drill at the courthouse might clear the building and could delay individual appearances; later in the docket she confirmed that the building had been cleared for the drill and that some attorneys and staff had been delayed returning.
Meacham identified court-management director Jacob Stokes as the contact for attorneys who want to seek alternate jury settings off the October docket and said court staff would keep the Zoom session live during any delay.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judge's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","At the Oct. 6 docket call Judge Meacham reviewed how juror panels are rotated to manage parking, explained routine jury‑call questions and noted a building fire drill that briefly cleared the courthouse and delayed the call.","taxTitle","Travis County 201st District Court, District Court Judges, Judicial, Texas","taxId",66312,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5972941,"Court assigns complex multi‑party construction case to Judge Mangrum with Dec. 8 trial date",136,5596000,5732000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842851-63fe1ca5aaea9c277ca13058a089ecfe&start=5596&end=5732","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842851-63fe1ca5aaea9c277ca13058a089ecfe/thumbnail_5596000.jpg","/articles/5972941/Texas/Court-assigns-complex-multiparty-construction-case-to-Judge-Mangrum-with-Dec-8-trial-date","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972941-2a295512850f5daa7e0fbb1751e3ecf6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770521884&Signature=SrT1xIR8DXjOlkIOJWrSdHfMiaOHSEU2YalMNyCEOgf4-~zhX-SYC5wxgmCan5A3yKehi458v8SSxi9pCiTfr2XGfwOCCsH~9YGfRT4OFxT~Bv1eZnZsaANtOuC8AkFfxo1MDWhSd7zgFDiHumMTvXOAcZnI0wEjBDdsncLb0mCKQcPRgn~GtIpEXCwdfpv-jPAFwQfEmt9qu3xh73AcOvnsOCvUMF65WUtlMHMfCwyZRHoujZ33Euab8T7wa-qV-eyO1LeS4ldG3k7RbztHG7WRwXtKrlWdhOgbV8gCDZ1tlzBh-Xo~wzJ9TVd-YQBjQ3c18TfN912ATj0SRzXdSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Oct. 6 jury-docket call, Judge Amy Clark Meacham assigned a long-running, multi-party construction/contract dispute — involving parties including Capital Iron Works, Gonzales Iron Works and Mission Plastering — to Judge Mangrum for a December 8 trial date.
Meacham said the case had a “challenging relationship” with the docket and multiple prior appearances; she explained she had asked Judge Mangrum whether she would take the matter as a “project assignment” to produce a single judge who would move the case toward resolution. Counsel for several parties, including Andrew Hutton and Alan Mena, told the court they had no objection and would be prepared for the December setting.
The judge said Judge Mangrum’s staff and court administration had been contacted and that the assignment would be reflected in an official letter; she advised counsel that they likely did not need to file additional notices. Meacham told the parties the December assignment was intended to reduce further piecemeal transfers and repeated docket calls.
Meacham cautioned that the assigned judge’s availability would determine reporting and pretrial logistics and that court administration would follow up with details. Counsel were excused after the court confirmed the December 8 trial assignment.","After years of docket activity, the court assigned a consolidated construction/contract dispute with multiple third‑party defendants to Judge Mangrum for trial Dec. 8, 2025, to provide a single judge and a final setting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5972946,"Hilton v. I Will Painting reset by agreement to Jan. 26 with Feb. 23 backup",742,4703000,5445000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842851-63fe1ca5aaea9c277ca13058a089ecfe&start=4703&end=5445","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842851-63fe1ca5aaea9c277ca13058a089ecfe/thumbnail_4703000.jpg","/articles/5972946/Texas/Hilton-v-I-Will-Painting-reset-by-agreement-to-Jan-26-with-Feb-23-backup","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972946-c4611d227c460420172a5e45e329620c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770521884&Signature=isXrCo6zbOpzvHC~sFOkJKjPEylj93OaniVTiD5vQTPSJ0EThNEmK~wM56l5wYgPJPGpf7SeEg454QFwiRAb75uMgGo2DoOqbzlp~ObcawOj-~Cp0lKDCPETYs~9Z6OgbW5Bpq0lxnobmY0H8k72Ko6dfEOjWK8ZItIAgRXB3y-jZh9Y6f11QENycHc8BxBXLH~Wcx4L1HoWyuPgDfH8oVDyd35Ms2dblWCvNFFPA4c-DH7mfYzuiBk-wmj10PojgdMdKyoVk~VE8kf6St0FR8uUv3ci3xQ~F8-msoxXWs3t1tFwx7msXjRTtilPpPe9-PXZ3fn6W44kuoLiA5w2aQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At an Oct. 6 jury-docket call in Travis County, attorneys for Estella Hilton and defendant I Will Painting and Remodeling agreed to remove the case from the Oct. 6 jury docket and reset the trial to Jan. 26, 2026, with a backup date of Feb. 23, 2026.
Defense counsel Jason Bath said two defense expert depositions remained incomplete, including a pain-management expert, Dr. Natalia Schwartz, who was hospitalized and had uncertain availability. Bath said the defense “may have to ask for leave of court to try to replace him” if Schwartz remains unavailable.
Plaintiff counsel John Abramowitz confirmed he would be willing to proceed without the unavailable expert but said he preferred to depose Dr. Schwartz before trial because the expert’s report contains complex opinions. After discussion, the parties agreed to the Jan. 26 reset and a Feb. 23 backup; Judge Amy Clark Meacham directed them to confirm the change with court administration.
Meacham told counsel to copy court-management director Jacob Stokes (Jacob.Stokes@TravisCountytx.gov) on any scheduling correspondence. The judge removed the Oct. 6 date from the parties’ calendars and said court administration would record the reset.","After a defense motion citing unavailable experts, parties agreed at an Oct. 6 docket call to remove the Oct. 6 jury setting and reset Hilton v. I Will Painting to Jan. 26 with a backup date of Feb. 23.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5972951,"Travis County judge says new reporting rules are tightening continuance approvals",121,1358000,1479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842851-63fe1ca5aaea9c277ca13058a089ecfe&start=1358&end=1479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842851-63fe1ca5aaea9c277ca13058a089ecfe/thumbnail_1358000.jpg","/articles/5972951/Texas/Travis-County-judge-says-new-reporting-rules-are-tightening-continuance-approvals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972951-026bc6f78b0283ead45a5572c433a7a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770521884&Signature=TbqhIw6LuSgnrPdUXBCmBe6-k1SuED8B6w2N4MwChwbMEvqOVkeAdLNM-EnHB0aejBRNPcS5CUE2zn3SgXYft-te6J4Efs0~HBrzWSqWWyFXxMUJsMDMgN-wQgFDuqo2nIONXDY-cjo5ErwHBYDfiH4ucIkCeLaypvyrHp332-tovjCYEEQ2ZueIRGzJa-s5iKvVyPDjVb~pbSTa7I-z1JyQe4jGb1vwBXh0oBCdrpiJFC~x0P2TZSJ-diApN~P6QxCe0f3jZCJ7CwuITSrFdaHtHcyWBNfY~b4q3Jd32evaGIYTebcLBmV~cqCDW57e85GfXe8KZ9teeOpC04hvvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At an Oct. 6 jury-docket call, Judge Amy Clark Meacham of Travis County Civil District Court told litigators that recent legislative and administrative reporting requirements have made it “very, very difficult” for judges in urban counties to grant continuances.
Meacham said the legislature has increased the frequency and detail of reports judges must file about continuances, creating an administrative burden that reduces judicial flexibility. “When I started this job 15 years ago, there was one monthly report. Now there’s something like 17 reports we have to do,” she said during the docket call.
The judge described practical consequences: courts must log each continuance and produce monthly reports that she said shape how judges respond to requests. She warned attorneys that the era of informal or “pocket” continuances has largely ended in major urban counties and said that courts now must follow rules of judicial administration when a case is also set in another county.
Meacham also reminded parties of a Travis County local rule requiring parties to attempt alternative dispute resolution (ADR) once a case reaches the jury-trial stage unless a judge relieves them of that obligation. “If you have not complied with your local rule, the court reserves the right to sua sponte reset you,” she said.
Court administration staffer Jacob Stokes, director of court management, was identified as the point of contact for docket scheduling and reassignment questions; Meacham urged attorneys to email him if they wanted alternative settings off an active October docket.
The judge said she will consider continuance motions individually and contact other judges’ administrators where conflicts arise, and she warned parties that widespread continuance filings at the start of the docket can delay the entire call because courts must take a record when ruling on each request.","Judge Amy Clark Meacham told attorneys at an Oct. 6 jury-docket call that state and local reporting requirements have made it harder for trial courts in urban counties to grant continuances and reminded litigants of a local ADR requirement before jury trial.","actionData","errors"]

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