Dallas Texas Court Information

Dallas Texas municipal court is a limited jurisdiction court that has the authority to prosecute criminal offenses and violations of civil ordinances that take place within the boundaries of the city. It has parallel authority with the Justice of Peace Courts where misdemeanor cases of C level are concerned. The penalty in such cases is typically a fine. The judges of Dallas Municipal Court have the power to issue warrants for search or arrest. Jurisdiction over most of the civil cases for this court is nil but the civil cases involving dangerous dogs and their owners comes under its jurisdiction.

Dallas Municipal Court processes traffic citations issued within Dallas city limits. It hears both city and state cases within Dallas except for the felony cases. However, the civil, small claims, juvenile, divorce and bankruptcy cases are not under its jurisdiction.

Contact Information for the Dallas Municipal Court

Working hours of Dallas Municipal Court are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays. The address of the courthouse is Dallas Municipal Courthouse, 2014 Main St, Room # 210, Dallas, 75201-4426.

If you need information on your case or traffic ticket, call the court office at (214)670-5573 or email jayrobinson@dallascityhall.com. The office of the Judge remains open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for public holidays or when the court is closed as per the instruction from City Manager or the Administrative Judge.

The address of the Department of Court and Detention Services is Municipal Court, 2014 Main St., Room # 109, Dallas, TX 75201.

Defendants and attorneys can access the records of Dallas Municipal Court during working hours of Court and Detention Services Department. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, but the office opens at 7:00 a.m. so if you arrive early, you can wait inside. Their phone service can be accessed 24 hours a day for information. This number is 240-619-0109. 

Procedures of the Dallas Municipal Court

The full time Judge of the Dallas Municipal Court has to be unbiased and should be on call at any hour of the day or night. The court cannot be closed till all the matters on the docket of the day are completed. You will get the details of the Municipal Court of Dallas at http://www.dallascityhall.com/courts/pdfs/DallasLocalRules.pdf.

The Municipal Court is in session when the judge is present on the bench. Visitors as well as employees have to abide by the dress code; no smoking, eating or drinking within the premises; no loitering; no unattended kids, etc. No facial gestures to prompt the witness are allowed. You are not allowed to enter the courtroom with a firearm if you are not the presiding Judge or the security or peace officer.

Motions for continuance need to be presented in writing. The application can be submitted at the Department of Court and Detention Services. If the submission is made by the attorney, the application would be given at Attorney Window. If a pro-se defendant submits a motion for continuance, he or she needs to go to Windows 5 through 17.

Further information may be found at: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/mn.asp or
http://www.dallascityhall.com/courts/location_http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/hours.html.