Honorable Beverley McGrew Walker

District Clerk

Out of concern for the Health and Safety of the public and our employees during COVID-19, the Fort Bend County District Clerk’s Office – Sienna Annex will be closed until further notice.



The Richmond office located inside of the Fort Bend County Justice Center will remain open for normal business hours 8am - 5pm.

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Those with special needs or additional questions should call the District Clerk’s Office at 281-341-4509.

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Jury Duty: Jury service has been suspended for most District, County and Justice of the Peace Courts through October 1, 2020.

Current Jury Service Dates:

400th District Court - Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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

WATCH HERE!

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Mission Statement

Direct business activities to provide first class service to our customers; contribute to the welfare of county government through efficient, cost-effective management; maximize customer satisfaction by meeting customer expectations; maximize employee participation in management decisions; and ensure that we are first class public servants.

The District Clerk's Office is an integral part of the function of the district courts as provided by Article 5, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution. The district clerk performs the Constitutional duties as registrar, recorder, and custodian of all court pleadings, instruments, and papers that are part of any legal cause of action in any district court. Fort Bend County Consists of:

8 District Courts

6 Associate Judges

Attorney General Court

CPS Cluster Court

Sanctions Court

E.N.D Court

The clerk's office is the nerve center of the district courts, the link between the courts and the people, as well as the heart of a large network that provides vital information to other agencies and offices.

One important duty of the clerk is the managing and summoning of jurors for all of the District, County, and Justice Courts, as well as the Grand Jury. Persons are summoned for petit jury service from a computerized tape that consists of the names of registered voters and persons having a Texas Driver License or identification card. Names are randomly selected from the tape and the list is reconstituted every three years.

Case filed and disposed with the District Clerk's Office from January 2018 to January 2020 are as follows:



Filed Disposed Civil 13,595

10,755

Family 16,165

15,354

Criminal 13,187

7,907



The District Clerk is a fee officer. The majority of civil legal filings require a fee or the filing of an Affidavit of Inability to Pay. From January 2018 to January 2020 , this office collected over $10,429,034.61 in fees. Court costs are collected for other county departments such as the cost for service of process by the sheriff or constables. This office also collects fines levied by the courts in criminal cases.

Some of the other ministerial duties that the district clerk performs are: