Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Courts Filing Rules

The Court accepts personal, company, and attorney-firm checks, cash, money orders, cashier’s checks, and credit/debit cards.

To obtain this dismissal, the defendant must provide verifiable proof of financial responsibility to the Court Clerk.

For service outside Nacogdoches County, provide the Court the serving county, precinct, or Sheriff’s Department name and address, along with its service cost.

Continuance requests must be submitted in writing at least three business days before trial or hearing unless the grounds arose later; applicable notice and pleading requirements must be followed, and the Court may decide the motion with or without a hearing.

An attorney with a conflicting trial setting must inform the Justice Court in writing as soon as the conflict becomes apparent, identify the case number and other court, and may have the case held or reset; if the attorney is not actually in trial as represented, the case may proceed without further notice.

A civil jury-trial request is due at least 14 days before trial; an untimely demand waives the jury right unless the presiding judge excuses the late filing for good cause.

The Court strongly suggests that a party seeking a civil continuance confer with the opposing party in an effort to agree on the request.

draft of an order or judgment shall be its own page and not typed on the same page as pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part thereof.