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NOTICE:        

COUNTY COURT AT LAW JURY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 8, 2024 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DO NOT REPORT ON THIS DATE.

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John R. Lee, County Court at Law Judge

Coryell County Courthouse
First Floor
620 East Main Street
Gatesville, Texas 76528

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
This office is closed for lunch from 12 – 1 p.m.

Jolie Powell, Court Coordinator
Phone: 254-865-5911 ext. 161 Fax: 254-865-6791

Email: jolie.james@coryellcountytx.gov

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  • ******COVID NOTICE****** 
    VULNERABLE POPULATION NOTICE

    IF YOU ARE OVER AGE 65 OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SERIOUS UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, DIABETES, OBESITY, ASTHMA, AND THOSE WHOSE IMMUNE SYSTEMS ARE COMPROMISED SUCH AS BY CHEMOTHERAPY FOR CANCER OR OTHER CONDITIONS REQUIRING SUCH THERAPY, YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE VULNERABLE POPULATION.
    IF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF IN THE VULNERABLE POPULATION PLEASE CONTACT THE COURT HEARING YOUR CASE TO RECEIVE ACCOMODATIONS

The County Court at Law of Coryell County has jurisdiction over all causes of action and proceedings, civil and criminal, original and appellate, as prescribed by statute in Section 25.003 and Section 25.0522, Texas Government Code. Generally, the Coryell County Court at Law has jurisdiction over probate matters, family law which includes, divorces, child custody determinations, child support, termination of parental rights, adoptions, juveniles, protective orders, mental commitments, misdemeanors, and civil suits in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, but does not exceed $250,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney’s fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition.

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