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Information about Setting Hearings:

Setting Hearings in Probate Court No. 1
Setting Hearings in Probate Court No. 2
Standing Pretrial Scheduling Order for Jury Trials (Including Use of Electronic Media)

Schedules:

Probate Court No. 1 Hearing Schedule, non-jury weeks
Probate Court No. 2 Hearing Schedule, non-jury weeks
2026 Jury Calendar
2027 Jury Calendar

To Schedule a Hearing or a Jury Trial

Probate Court No. 1
To schedule hearings except those listed below, please fill out a Regular Docket Hearing Request Form and email the form to [email protected].

To schedule a jury trial, email [email protected] or call the Court Coordinator at (512) 854-9258.

Probate Court No. 2
To schedule hearings except those listed below, please fill out a Regular Docket Hearing Request Form and email the form to [email protected].

To schedule a jury trials, email [email protected] or call the Court Coordinator at (512) 854-5512.

Courts No. 1 & 2 Exceptions:

  • Uncontested Guardianship, Heirship & Emergency Hearings:
    • See the dedicated sections below for information on how to get a hearing scheduled. 
  • All hearings on Accountings must be arranged with the Probate Auditors
  • Will Prove-Ups
    • No form is needed to request a hearing on the uncontested probate docket (unless there is a partial intestacy). After you have filed the original will, request a hearing date by emailing the appropriate court:
      Court No. 1: [email protected]
      Court No. 2: [email protected] 

Uncontested Guardianship Hearings

Complete the court's docket setting request form and email it to the corresponding court.

Probate Court No. 1:

Uncontested Guardianship Docket Setting Request Form
[email protected]


Probate Court No. 2:
Guardianship Docket Setting Request Form
[email protected] 

Heirship Hearings

Heirship cases are heard on both the regular docket and the uncontested probate docket, depending on the circumstances.

Regular Docket Heirship Settings:
An heirship case should be scheduled on the regular docket not only if a contest (or any answer that could be construed as a contest) has been filed, but also if there are unusual circumstances that need to be addressed—even if there is no contest about these issues. For example, schedule an heirship on the regular docket if there is a common-law marriage, an equitable adoption or a formal adoption about which there is a question, a declaratory judgment, a settlement agreement, DNA evidence, or expert testimony.

Uncontested Docket Heirship Settings:
Heirship cases should be scheduled on the uncontested docket only if there is no contest and there are no unusual circumstances that need to be addressed.

Probate Court No. 1:
To schedule an heirship docket setting, complete the corresponding form and email it to [email protected]


Probate Court No. 2:
To schedule an heirship docket setting, complete the corresponding form and email it to [email protected]

Emergency Hearings

For Temporary Guardianships or TROs related to Guardianships, contact the court's Guardianship Attorney


For Temporary Administrations or other TROs, contact the court's Staff Attorney 

Probate Court

travis county probate courthouse

Probate Court No.1
200 W. 8th St.
Second Floor
Austin, TX 78701 (Map)
Phone
(512) 854-9258

Probate Court No.2
200 W. 8th St.
Fourth Floor
Austin, TX 78701 (Map)
Phone
(512) 854-5512

Mailing address
P.O. Box 1748
Austin, TX 78767

Hours
M-F, 8:00-12:00
& 1:00-5:00

Court staff