Coke County District Court

Coke County District Court cases in Coke County, Robert Lee, TX

The Coke County 51st District Court in Robert Lee, Texas, is a state district court (trial court of general jurisdiction). It handles felony criminal prosecutions; higher-value civil cases and disputes involving real property or injunctions; family law matters such as divorce, child custody, child support, and protective orders; and juvenile delinquency proceedings. The court's role is to provide a forum for major civil and criminal cases within Coke County as part of Texas's state district court system. Routine traffic citations and most Class C misdemeanors are typically handled by municipal or justice courts, not the district court.

Coke County District Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Coke County District Court

Coke County 51st District Court serves the public as the county's general-jurisdiction trial court. It handles:

- Felony criminal matters (indictments, arraignments, trials, sentencing, probation revocations).
- Major civil cases (contracts, torts, property/title disputes, injunctions).
- Family law (divorce, custody/support, adoption, termination of parental rights).
- Juvenile delinquency and CPS/child-protection cases.
- Protective orders for family violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking (temporary ex parte and final).

Key services include:
- Case filings through the District Clerk (civil, criminal, family, juvenile), docket management, and issuance of citations and writs.
- Jury services: summons/qualification, juror check-in, empaneling, and jury trials.
- Court hearings: status settings, pretrial and motion hearings, plea hearings, bench and jury trials.
- Indigent defense appointments and processing of expunction/nondisclosure petitions.