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Rule 505.1. Judgment (2022)

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(a) Judgment Upon Jury Verdict. Where a jury has returned a verdict, the judge must announce the verdict in open court, note it in the court's docket, and render judgment accordingly. The judge may render judgment on the verdict or, if the verdict is contrary to the law or the evidence, judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
(b) Case Tried by Judge. When a case has been tried before the judge without a jury, the judge must announce the decision in open court, note the decision in the court's docket, and render judgment accordingly.
(c) Form. A judgment must:
    (1) clearly state the determination of the rights of the parties in the case;

    (2) state who must pay the costs;

    (3) be signed by the judge;

    (4) be dated the date of the judge's signature; and

    (5) if it awards monetary damages, state: "If you are an individual (not a company), your money or property may be protected from being taken to pay this judgment. Find out more by visiting www.texaslawhelp.org/exempt-property. / Si usted es una persona fisica(y no una compania), su dinero o propiedad pudieran estar protegidos deser embargados como pago de esta deuda decretada en juicio en contrasuya. Obtenga mayor informacion visitando el sitio www.texaslawhelp.org/exempt-property."

(d) Costs. The judge must award costs allowed by law to the successful party.
(e) Judgment for Specific Articles. Where the judgment is for the recovery of specific articles, the judgment must order that the plaintiff recover such specific articles, if they can be found, and if not, then their value as assessed by the judge or jury with interest at the prevailing post-judgment interest rate.

Amended by order of April 25, 2022, eff. May 1, 2022.

AMENDMENTS

Prior Amendments Future Amendments
April 15, 2013, eff. Aug. 31, 2013 Jan. 27, 2023, eff. Feb. 1, 2023