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District Clerk

The District Clerk serves as the recorder, registrar and custodian of court pleadings, instruments or other papers that are part of any District Court civil or criminal case.

 

Kathy Faulkner
District Clerk

Cherie Perez

Executive Office Manager

 

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8am to 4:30pm

Passports:

8:00am to 3:00pm as of 3-26-07

 

eFiling For District Courts

150 N. Seguin, Suite 304,

New Braunfels, Texas 78130

Phone: 830-221-1250  

Fax: 830-608-2006

 

ON-LINE PAYMENTS

Use Bureau Code: #9912934

 

Local Rules for Comal, Hays, & Caldwell Counties (pdf Format)

Local District Court Rules for Electronic Filing of Court Documents

 
 

 

NOTE: Civil Cover Sheet Now Required for New Petitions, Applications, and Modifications

We now have pro se information located in our office.

Duties:
The District Clerk serves as the recorder, registrar and custodian of court pleadings, instruments or other papers that are part of any District Court civil or criminal case. In addition to those duties, the District Clerk:

  • prepares citations, abstracts, executions, writs, warrants and other documents requested by attorneys

  • prepares and records documents impaneling both Petit and Grand Juries

  • staffs the courtroom during trials and hearings in order to record verdicts, judgments and other documents in the Minutes of the Court

  • maintains the court docket

  • collects filing fees in civil cases

  • collects court costs, fines and restitution in criminal cases

  • processes documents for civil and criminal cases transmitted to the Court of Appeals

  • manages trust accounts for the Court

  • administers child support

  • processes passport applications. Note-We DO NOT take PHOTOS in the office

The Grand Jury is a shared responsibility for the District Judge and District Clerk. The Grand Jury is appointed by the District Judge from a list of prospective members. The responsibility of the Grand Jury is to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed by hearing evidence presented by the Criminal District Attorney's office. When the Grand Jury feels that there is sufficient evidence, it returns an indictment and the case is placed on the Court's Docket. If the Grand Jury feels evidence is insufficient, it does not return a true bill of indictment. Each Grand Jury serves six months. At the end of six months, the Grand Jury is dismissed and a new Grand Jury is impaneled.

The jury that most citizens are familiar with is called a Petit Jury. Every litigant has the right to trial by jury. In civil cases, no jury is impaneled unless requested. The requesting party pays the jury fee. When an indictment is tried in a District Court, it is heard by a Petit Jury of 12 citizens. Their verdict must be unanimous.

In misdemeanor cases, a person is not charged by Grand Jury indictment but on information prepared by the Criminal District Attorney's office. Such cases are filed in County Courts at Law and may be heard by a six-person Petit Jury. The verdict must be unanimous.

When called for Petit Jury duty for the District Court, jurors should report to the third floor of the courthouse annex.

 

Child Support:

Child Support Information can be obtained Monday - Friday from 8AM to 4:30PM at       (830)-221-1261

 

Fees:
 Fees charged by the District Court are the same as those charged by the County Court. The Commissioners Court set the following fees according to Section 118.131 of the Local Government Code. These fees became effective January 1, 2004.

Parking for Jury Duty: 

Free public parking is available at the corner of Seguin and Bridge Streets.  The parking garage is for handicapped drivers & employees only.

 

 

as of February 2003

 

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