Lubbock County, Texas

WARNING: BEWARE OF JURY SERVICE SCAMS!

No one from Lubbock County will ever call or text you requesting payment of a fine for failing to appear for jury service. If you receive this type of communication, please notify the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office.   

Duties of the District Clerk

The Texas Constitution, Article 5, Section 9 – “There shall be a Clerk for the District Court of each county, who shall be elected by the qualified voters and who shall hold his office for four years.”

The District Clerk provides support for the district courts and is the custodian of all court pleadings and papers that are part of any cause of action, civil or criminal, in all courts served by the Clerk.  The District Clerk’s duties also include indexing and securing all court records, collecting filing fees, handling funds held in litigation and money awarded to minors, and being the jury manager for the county.

The District Clerk serves the following courts: 

• 72nd Judicial District Court, Presiding Judge John C. Grace
• 99th Judicial District Court, Presiding Judge Phillip Hays
• 137th Judicial District Court, Presiding Judge John J. McClendon III
• 140th Judicial District Court, Presiding Judge Douglas H. Freitag
• 237th Judicial District Court, Presiding Judge Les Hatch
• 364th Judicial District Court, Presiding Judge William R. Eichman II
• County Court at Law #1, Presiding Judge Mark J. Hocker
• County Court at Law #2, Presiding Judge Tom W. Brummett
• County Court at Law #3, Presiding Judge Benjamin Webb