DeWitt County, Texas

District Clerk
Esther Ruiz

DeWitt County Courthouse
307 N. Gonzales Street
Cuero, Texas 77954

Phone: 361-275-0931
Fax: 361-275-0934
E-Mail: esther.ruiz@dwcotx.org

District Clerk's Office E-Mail for requests, inquiries, etc.: dewitt-county-district-clerk@dwcotx.org

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

***************************************

OUR OFFICE WILL BE

CLOSED

ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 & THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2025

IN OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS

AND ON

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026

IN OBSERVANCE OF NEW YEARS

***************************************

To Submit Documents via E-File, please visit www.eFileTexas.gov for a list of E-File Service Providers

If you have misplaced your Summons, please print and fill out a new one to bring with you on the day of service:

Blank GRAND JURY Summons

Blank JURY Summons

Claim for a Permanent Exemption for JURY Service Based on Age (Over 75 years of age)
  ** As of September 1, 2023, the Permanent Exemption Age for Jury has changed to 75 years of age

Claim for a Permanent Exemption for GRAND JURY Service Based on Age (75 or over years of age)
  ** As of September 1, 2025, the Permanent Exemption Age for Jury has changed to 75 years of age

Any time that you receive a Jury Summons, please be sure to call our office the Friday before to insure that Jury is still meeting. Any cancellations are posted on this message. Please call our office if you have any questions, 361-275-0931.

EXPUNCTIONS

Pursuant to SB 1667, which was signed during the 89^th Legislative Session and took effect September 1, 2025, a District Clerk must post on their website a list of local agencies, including their mailing and email addresses, which a petitioner can include in their expunction order. Please note, pursuant to the amended Code of Criminal Procedure, the District Clerk is not liable if this list is not a comprehensive listing of every agency:

List of Agencies

Expunction Fee Schedule (Updated Fees Pending- Please Call Office)

****Any other agency the Petitioner believes may possess information regarding the case for which they are requesting the court to grant expungement.****

Rules of Court 24th, 135th, and 267th District Courts (Local Rules)

Information on Suit **Vital Statistics requires form to be submitted on single two-sided paper**

Nondisclosure Information and Forms

Standing Order of the Court

DeWitt County Criminal Attorney Fee Voucher and Attorney's Time Record (Effective as of January 1, 2023)
Forms will ONLY be accepted by e-file or by bench file.
Per Auditor's Office, an Attorney's Time Record or Details Sheet is required with all Attorney Fee Vouchers.

DeWitt County Civil Attorney Fee Voucher (Effective as of December 27, 2022)
**This is an Excel Sheet**
Forms will ONLY be accepted by e-file or by bench file.
Per Auditor's Office, hand written forms will NOT be accepted.
Per Auditor's Office, an Attorney's Time Record or Details Sheet is required with all Attorney Fee Vouchers.

Self Help:
Our office does accept filings filed by persons other than attorneys (pro se), however, our office DOES NOT BY LAW assist in completing ANY forms. Our office DOES NOT PROVIDE any forms for filings.

Instructions and Forms for Filing New Suits or to Re-open Existing Suits can be obtain from the Texas Law Help website: www.texaslawhelp.org

Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Cost or an Appeal Bond (updated 2022)
** At the time of filing, you may submit a Statement of Inability form, however it will be reviewed by a District Judge and they may rule that Court Cost will need to be paid.

Instructions to Pro-Se Litigants in Divorce Cases (updated June 2017)

Please see the Resources Tab below for more websites for Court help and Lawyer Referral.

For those involved in an Attorney General Child Support case, you MUST contact the Attorney General's Office in Victoria for any changes in court date. This office CANNOT assist in this matter.

You should contact 361-576-6088, and MAKE SURE to ask for the Attorney General's Office in Victoria, Texas. This number will direct you to a Call Center in Austin, so you HAVE TO ASK to speak to the Victoria Office.

The Victoria Office is located at 5610 John Stockbauer Drive, Victoria, Texas 77904.

COURT SCHEDULE AND CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL DISTRICT DOCKETS **DOCKETS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

2025 Court Schedule

2026 Court Schedule

Bypass Calendar

Display calendar by Day
Display calendar by Week
Display calendar by Month
Display calendar by Agenda
Categories
- Select All
- General
- Civil
- Criminal
- AG
- TAX
- Court Holiday
Print current view to PDF and download
iCal save current view to clipboard as an .ics link
RSS save current view to clipboard as an .rss link

December 2025

December 2025

Sunday	Monday	Tue	Wednesday	Thu	Fri	Sat
30	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31	1	2	3

District Clerk Fees for DeWitt County- Effective January 1, 2022

District Clerk Fees for DeWitt County- Effective January 1, 2024

** The NEW District Court Cost Fees for DeWitt County went into EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2024. **

DeWitt County District Clerk's Office is accepting payments for services by credit card
(PRIOR to making payments on cases, please call the District Clerk's Office to obtain the required information for processing your payment.)

Make payments through: www.certifiedpayments.net
DeWitt County District Clerk's Bureau Code Number 2083110

**Please note a convenience fee with a $2.00 minimum will be charged. DeWitt County collects no part of the convenience fee.**

www.texascourthelp.org
www.texaslawhelp.org (Forms & Instructions)
www.texasbar.com (Lawyer Referral Service)
www.selfhelpsupport.org (Best Practices, etc.)
Texas State Library

District Clerk Appointment Approved- October 2025

District Clerk Fees Approved- October 2025

DeWitt County Texas

Accessibility