General Procedures:

For regular court session, please approach the window and sign in.

Sample of Texas Driver's License

You must present a physical picture ID to be allowed into the courtroom.  At the appropriate time you will be called into the courtroom.

Before entering the secure areas of the court, all electronic devices or video recording devices must be off. You may not talk on a cell phone, play electronic games, listen to music via headphones, read newspapers, magazines or similar materials in secure areas or the courtroom. Do not bring gum, food or beverages into the secure area or the courtroom.

If you must bring children, please monitor their behavior so they remain quiet at all times. Parents may be asked to leave the court room if their child becomes noisy or unruly.

Dress Code:

Appropriate attire is required and enforced in the courtroom. T-shirts that carry offensive slogans, with obscene language and/or inappropriate graphics are NOT allowed. Certain articles of clothing such as shorts, house shoes, tank tops, halter/ tube tops, muscle shirts, caps/hats, or anything other article that is deemed inappropriate will not be permitted in the court room.  If you are deemed to be dressed inappropriate for court, then you will not be allowed to enter the courtroom. 

Courtroom Security:

All persons & packages subject to search. NO weapons are permitted in the building or in the courtroom. A metal detector may be in use. All purses, bags, backpacks, etc. are not allowed in the courtroom.

Juveniles:

Defendants who are sixteen (16) years of age and under must appear with a parent or legal guardian. Parents can be compelled to attend their child's court sessions. Although parents may not act as a representative of the juvenile or enter a plea for the juvenile they will be allowed to stand before the bench and confer with the juvenile during most court proceedings.