Judge Roy Castillo

Cash amounts requiring coins must be paid in exact cents; the court can make change for bills.

Personal checks are not accepted for traffic, Class C misdemeanor, and occupational driver's license request cases.

Cash, money orders, cashier's checks, and the listed credit cards are accepted for traffic, Class C misdemeanor, and occupational driver's license request cases.

Applies to

Court order

The Judge's signature stamp may be used only on orders from a Pre-Trial Hearing or school-related Juvenile Docket hearing; the Clerk may use it on other documents only with the Judge's specific permission.

Applies to

Compliance dismissal evidence

For a compliance dismissal, the Court Clerk must keep a copy of the evidence presented in the court's file.

Applies to

Expired inspection dismissal evidence

For an expired-inspection dismissal, the defendant must present a passing inspection report for the cited vehicle and show that the defect was remedied by obtaining a current inspection certificate within the stated period.

Judges may not initiate, permit, or consider ex parte or other communications about the merits of a pending proceeding, except as authorized by law or for the listed matters.

An attorney with an actual or scheduled conflicting trial must notify the Justice Court in writing as soon as the conflict appears and provide the case number and other court; the court verifies the assignment and may hold or reset the case, but may proceed without further notice if the representation is inaccurate.

You may contact the court to inquire about its docket.

Court clerks will not verify addresses or send citation service fees to out-of-county offices or entities for the plaintiff.

A citation requiring out-of-county service will be returned to the plaintiff, who is responsible for obtaining proper service under the TRCP.

Service

Court service

For a defendant who may be served in Brazoria County, the clerk will accept a $75.00 service fee per defendant and forward the citation and petition copy to the constable or sheriff unless the plaintiff requests otherwise.