Dallas Municipal Court cases in Dallas County, Dallas, TX
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 1 is a Texas state district-level criminal trial court in Dallas, Texas. It is part of Dallas County's specialized criminal district courts and has original jurisdiction over felony criminal cases arising in the county. The court conducts arraignments and other pretrial proceedings, hears motions, accepts pleas, presides over jury and bench trials, imposes sentences, and handles community-supervision (probation) revocations and other post-judgment matters within its authority. Its docket is limited to criminal matters; it does not hear civil, family, or traffic/fine-only cases, which are handled by civil and family district courts, county criminal courts, and municipal or justice courts, respectively.
Dallas Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Dallas |
| Street Address: | 2014 Main St |
| City: | Dallas |
| Zip Code: | 75201 |
| Phone: | (214) 670-0109 |
| Hours: | 8:30AM - 3:30PM (M-F) |
| Website URL: | https://dallascityhall.com/departments/courtdetentionservices/Pages/default.aspx |
| About / Additional Info: | The department is responsible for overseeing the Dallas Municipal Court administrative and clerical functions, the Dallas Marshal’s Office, the City Detention Center, and the incarceration of City of Dallas prisoners at the Dallas County Lew Sterrett Justice Center Facility. |
Services and Case Types Handled in Dallas Municipal Court
Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 1 adjudicates felony criminal matters and delivers essential public services.
Case types: felony offenses (violent crimes, sexual offenses, robbery/burglary, drug crimes, fraud/white-collar); bail and arraignment; probation/community‑supervision revocations; competency and suppression hearings; jury and bench trials; sentencing; post‑conviction writs.
Services:
- Case filings: receives indictments and motions via the Dallas County District Clerk (including e‑filing); manages docketing and orders.
- Protective orders: issues criminal protective orders in family‑violence, stalking, trafficking, and sexual‑assault cases as authorized by law.
- Court hearings: schedules and conducts arraignments, plea hearings, pretrial conferences, motion hearings, trials, and revocation hearings.
- Jury services: conducts juror qualification and voir dire for felony trials in coordination with county Jury Services.
- Public service: appoints counsel for indigent defendants, coordinates with victim assistance, and provides interpreter access.