BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK
CIVIL COURTS
The Civil Courts Section is responsible for maintaining the civil courts daily non-jury dockets on all civil and family matters.
The Civil Courts have 2 Child Support Courts that are presided over by 2 appointed Associate Judges. These courts handle child support cases filed by the Attorney General's office only.
The Civil Courts have 2 Child Abuse & Neglect Courts presided over by 2 appointed Associate Judges. The courts handle matters pertaining to emergency protection cases and terminations and adoptions cases deriving from the emergency protection cases. These courts were a national model, the first courts of their kind in Texas and the second in the nation designed with children in mind.
- To request a non-jury court setting or hearing please contact the presiding court clerk at (210) 335-2000 for more information.
- To request a setting or hearing before a jury please contact the jury assignment clerk at (210) 335-2520.
- In order to request a court setting or hearing with the Children's Courts please contact (210) 335-2768.
If you would like to notify the presiding court of your vacation or unavailability dates as required by local rule 10a you may do so via the internet by clicking on the link below. It is only necessary to submit your unavailability dates once. This notification will be entered in the attorney database and will be linked to all District Court cases, civil or criminal.
You may view all unavailability dates input into the attorney database by accessing Bexar County's Attorney Database by clicking on the link below.