Borden County District Court

Borden County District Court cases in Borden County, Gail, TX

The Borden County 132nd District Court in Gail, Texas, is a state district court (trial court of general jurisdiction) serving Borden County as part of the 132nd Judicial District, which also includes Scurry County. It conducts jury and bench trials and handles felony criminal cases; higher-value civil matters such as contract disputes, personal injury, real property, and injunctive relief; family law cases including divorce, child custody, and child support; and juvenile delinquency proceedings. It may also hear misdemeanors involving official misconduct. Routine traffic citations and most Class C misdemeanors are processed in justice or municipal courts, not in the district court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Borden County District Court

Borden County's 132nd District Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court serving the public by handling:
- Criminal: felony prosecutions, probation revocations, pretrial writs.
- Civil: higher-value disputes, real property matters, contract/tort claims, injunctive relief.
- Family/Juvenile: divorce, custody/support, enforcement, termination/adoption, juvenile delinquency.
- Protective orders: family-violence and stalking/sexual-assault protective orders (ex parte and final) and enforcement.

Key public-facing services:
- Case filings via the District Clerk (e-filing or in-person), docketing, and scheduling.
- Court hearings and trials: arraignments, motion hearings, pretrial conferences, bench and jury trials, and sentencings.
- Jury services: summons response, qualification, deferrals/excuses, reporting for voir dire.
- Records and orders: access to dockets and certified copies consistent with law; payment of court costs and fines.
- Ancillary judicial actions: issuance of writs (e.g., injunction, garnishment, sequestration) and temporary restraining orders; coordination of indigent defense appointments.