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Jury Summons

Below is the Jury Summons example that you may receive in the mail when called for Jury Duty. Click on the Summons link to view a larger size of the image. If you have any questions, please contact us.


Summons 1 [PDF]	Summons 2 [PDF]

Jury Duty Exemptions

Medical Exemptions

Affidavit for Exemption from Jury Duty for Physical or Mental Impairment [PDF]

Fill In The Form.
Write Your Juror Badge Number On The Top Right-hand Corner Of The Form.
Sign The Form.
Have The Form Notarized.
ALL MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS MUST INCLUDE A LETTER OR STATEMENT FROM YOUR DOCTOR STATING AS TO WHY YOU ARE UNABLE TO SERVE AS A JUROR.

Inability To Comprehend English

Affidavit for Exemption from Jury Duty for Inability to Comprehend English [PDF]

The form must be translated and filled out by someone who understands and writes English.
The translator must fill in the form.
Write your juror badge number on the top right-hand corner of the form.
The translator must sign and print their name on the form.
The form must be notarized.

Mail, Fax or Email Form to:
Beverley McGrew Walker, District Clerk
Attn: Jury Duty
301 Jackson Room 101
Richmond Texas 77469
Fax: 281-238-3337
Email: jurydept@fortbendcountytx.gov

Statutory Exemptions

You are over 70 years of age
You are over 70 years of age and claim a permanent exemption
You have legal custody of a child or children younger than 12 years of age and service on the jury would require leaving the child or children without adequate supervision
You are a student of a public or private high school
You are enrolled and attend college
You are an officer or employee of the senate, the house of representatives, or any department, commission, board, office or other agency in the legislative branch of state government
You are the primary caretaker of a person who is an invalid unable to care for himself or herself (This exemption does not apply to health care workers.)
You have been summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 250,000 and you have served as a petit juror in the county during the three-year period preceding the date you are to appear for jury service.
You are a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty and deployed to a location away from your home station and out of your county of residence.

Disqualifications

You may not serve on a petit jury, unless you are:

At least 18 years of age
Of sound mind and good moral character
Able to read and write
A citizen of the state and county in which you are to serve as a juror, qualified to vote in the county in which you are to serve as a juror

You may not serve on a petit jury if you:

Have served as a juror for six days during the preceding six months in District Court, or the preceding three months in County court or Justice courts.
Have been convicted of a felony.
Are under indictment or other legal accusation of a misdemeanor theft, felony theft or any other felony
Are not a citizen of the United States (No soy ciudadano de Los Estados Unidos).

Do you have any questions? Call 281-344-3993 or email jurydept@fortbendcountytx.gov.

** Please provide us your juror badge number when responding by e-mail. **

Jury Information

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The District Clerk’s Office has taken every precaution to ensure your visit to the Fort Bend Justice Center is a safe and healthy one.

If you have any questions regarding Jury Duty please don’t hesitate to reach out to the District Clerk’s Office at (281) 341-4509 and we will gladly address all of your concerns.

Please watch the District Clerk Beverley McGrew Walker give a tour of the updated Jury Assembly Room at the link below.

WATCH HERE!

Identity thieves have called and threatened persons for failing to report to jury service in various counties to receive money. Thieves asked for confidential information and claimed to be with County District Clerk's Offices. These scammers are threatening jurors in an attempt to fraudulently receive money. DO NOT give them money or credit card information.

The staff of the Fort Bend County District Clerk's office will NEVER call you and ask for your Social Security number, credit card numbers or other sensitive information.

DO NOT give out such information to anyone who calls you that claims to be with the District Clerk's office. If you have any doubts about a caller, who claims to be from the Fort Bend County District Clerk's office, please verify their identity before giving out information.

PHYSICAL ADDRESS	MAILING ADDRESS
Fort Bend County Justice Center 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle Richmond, TX 77469 Jury Assembly Room 31004	Fort Bend County District Clerk’s Office 301 Jackson St. Room 101 Richmond, TX 77469

If you have jury duty, please report to the location listed on your summons.

Jury personnel are off-site every Tuesday. Please leave a message and someone will contact you as soon as possible.

Fort Bend County District Courts Do Postpone Jury Dates

For information to postpone your Jury Service, call:

281-344-3993
281-341-4523
281-344-3988
281-344-3900

Email: jurydept@fortbendcountytx.gov
Please provide us your juror badge number when responding by e-mail.

Fax: 281-238-3337

REPORTING LOCATION MESSAGE LINE
Fort Bend County Justice Center	(281) 341-4506
Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 1	(832) 471-2550
Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Place 2	(281) 341-3742
Justice of the Peace Precinct 2	(281) 403-8018
Justice of the Peace Precinct 3	(281) 238-3240
Justice of the Peace Precinct 4	(281) 238-3240

Fort Bend County Central Jury Plan [PDF]

06/02/22 Amended Local Plans/Minimum Standard Health Protocols Order of Local Administrative Judge of Fort Bend County [PDF]

You are instructed to call our recorded message line after 5:00 PM the evening before you are scheduled to appear for service. The message will tell you if there has been a change in your jury service. It is sometimes necessary to cancel or reschedule a jury panel, so you MUST CALL to receive final instructions.

Recorded Message Lines:
District Court - (281) 341-4506
Justice of the Peace Precincts 1-2, 3, 4 - (281) 238-3240
Justice of the Peace Precincts 1-1 & 2 (Please Call Court at the Number Listed Above)

Juror's Rights and Responsibilities

Right to Reemployment
A private employer may not terminate the employment of a permanent employee because the employee serves as a juror. An employee whose employment is terminated in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee held when summoned for jury service if the employee, as soon as practical after release from jury service, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return. (Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 122.001).

Failure to answer summons and Provisions of False Information
A person who fails to comply with this summons, or who knowingly provides false information in a request for an exemption or to be excused from jury service, is subject to a contempt action punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 (Government Code, Section 62.0141). Additionally, a person shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 if the person: (1) fails to attend court in obedience to this summons without reasonable excuse; or (2) files a false claim of exemption from jury service. (Government Code, Section 62.111).

Absent Juror Fined
A juror legally summoned, failing to attend without a reasonable excuse, may, by order of the court entered on the record, be fined not less than $100 or more than $500. (Code of Criminal Procedure Section 62.111, Article 19.16).

Proper Clothing Required
All persons entering the courtroom should be dressed in clothing reasonably befitting the dignity and solemnity of the court proceedings. Courtrooms remain at 72 degrees all year round.

Exempt or Disqualified
You do not need to appear in person if you are exempt or not qualified for jury service. To claim an exemption or report your disqualification you must complete the form, sign it and mail to the District Clerk’s Office Attn: Jury Department, 301 Jackson St. Room 101, Richmond, Texas 77469. You may personally deliver this summons to 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle Room 31004, Richmond, Texas 77469.

Meals are not provided. Vending machines are available.
Parking is free.

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Research and Data Information

Office Hours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday - Friday

RECORD SEARCH Via Online Portal Civil/Criminal/Family Case Records

Record Search Performed by District Clerk's Office
Case Search	$5.00 for each name searched in Felony Records
Case Search	$5.00 for each name searched in Civil

The search covers 10 years unless otherwise instructed. Requests must be made in writing and no record search will be performed until payment is received. Please allow 3 business days for processing.

Search Request Form [PDF]

Copy Information

Requests for copies must be made in writing on the Copy/File Request [PDF] at the time the request made.

No telephone requests for copies will be accepted.

Preparation Time for Copies

Please allow 3 business days for processing.

Computer Information Fee Schedule

Data Request Form[PDF]

Reports
Paper printout from District Clerk's Public Information

$5.00 Administrative Fee
$1.00 per page of report

FTP Site - (Text and/or Images) from District Clerk's Public Information

$50.00 One-Time Administrative Fee for establishing an FTP Account.

$15.00 per weekly FTP up to 1 GB of Family data (or any portion thereof)
$15.00 per weekly FTP up to 1 GB of Civil data (or any portion thereof)
$15.00 per weekly FTP up to 1 GB of Criminal data (or any portion thereof)
$15.00 per monthly FTP up to 1 GB of Family data (or any portion thereof)
$15.00 per monthly FTP up to 1 GB of Civil data (or any portion thereof)
$15.00 per monthly FTP up to 1 GB of Criminal data (or any portion thereof)

CD-ROM

$15.00 per CD-ROM not to exceed 700 Mb of data

USB
(District Clerk provides computer and customer provides USB hard drive)

$40.00 per daily export of data not to exceed 8 hours run time.

Emailing
(Text only) from District Clerk's Public Information

$15.00 per bi-weekly text data formatted on Excel spreadsheets up to 14 MB.
$15.00 per monthly text data formatted on Excel spreadsheets up to 14 MB.

Personal checks, money orders, cashiers checks, checks from law office accounts and insurance checks are accepted. Out-of-state checks are not accepted.

Remit payment to: District Clerk, Beverley McGrew Walker

Pay By Internet: www.officialpayments.com

Resource Links

Appellate Resources

Attorney Complaint Information

Complaint Information Link

Attorney General's Office
    Child Support Division
    117 Lane Dr. Suite 7
    Rosenberg, TX 77471
    Telephone: 1-800-252-8014
    http://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

Bureau of Vital Statistics

BVS Form

Fort Bend County Child Support
    Location: 1317 Eugene Heimann Circle Ste. 200, Richmond, TX
    Mailing Address: 301 Jackson St., Richmond, Tx 77469
    Telephone: 281-342-6222
    Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday
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Local Rules

At the request of Fort Bend County Administrative Judge O’Neil Williams, the Fort Bend County District Clerk continues to post the 2001 edition of the Local Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas until the local rules have been revised.

Beverley McGrew Walker

Non-Disclosure - Tex Gov't Code 411.0745

Petition and Order for Non-Disclosure

Post Conviction Writs - CCP 11.07

Instructions and Application

Professional Links

Rules

State Bar of Texas Referral Directory

Referral Directory

Texas Child Support Disbursement Unit (TxCSDU)
    P.O. Box 659791
    San Antonio, TX 78265-9791
    Telephone:1-800-252-8014
    https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/CS/INDEX.SHTML

Texas Family Code Chapter 33

Waiver of Parental Notification and Consent

Texas Judicial Resources

United States Judicial Resources

Research/Resource Information

Resource Links

Research and Data Information

Excess Proceeds Report

Attorney Vacation Schedules

Click here to complete an Attorney Vacation Schedule

Instructions on How to View Attorney Vacation Schedule*

* A Secured Access Enrollment Form will need to be completed if not already submitted for User Id and Password credentials to view filed Attorney Vacation Schedules. To view filed Attorney Vacation Schedules for 2021-2022:
Click here
- Click on: Civil, Family Case Records
- Search by: Case
- Type Case Number: Vacation Schedules - 2021 : Vacation Schedules - 2022
- Attorney Vacation Schedules are listed by last name in alphabetical order

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Forms Library

Local Rules of Court

Fort Bend County Adult Plan and Local Rules
For the Appointment of Counsel to Indigent Defendants in the District and County Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas, Pursuant to Art.26.05, ET Seq., Texas Rules of Criminal Procedure

The Filing of Electronic Records with the Houston Courts of Appeals

1st Court of Appeals Local Rules [PDF]
14th Court of Appeals Local Rules [PDF]
14th Court of Appeals - Filing Electronic Records [PDF]

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