Posted on January 28, 2019 in Uncategorized

February is Warrant Forgiveness Month in the Fort Worth Municipal Court! According to the Star Telegram, the Fort Worth Municipal Court will forego arresting those who show up to take care of their warrants with the court. Instead of arresting those with outstanding warrants, the court will offer reductions in fines or sentencing or possibly community service for the month of February. The purpose of these events is to help community members take care of outstanding warrants for these low-level offenses without facing the humiliation of being booked into jail on their warrant.

Fort Worth will also have remote locations available for people who cannot make it to the municipal court. As part of the “Courts in the Community” program, warrants can be taken care of at these locations:

• Wednesday, Feb. 6, 9 a.m.- noon, Chisholm Trail Community Center, 4936 McPherson Blvd.

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 Posted on January 16, 2019 in Uncategorized

A Look at the Criminal Courts in Tarrant County

Class A and Class B misdemeanor offenses are handled in the Tarrant County Criminal Courts. There are Ten County Criminal Courts in Tarrant County, all located downtown Fort Worth at the Tim Curry Justice Center, 401 W. Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas 76196. Commonly seen offenses in County Criminal Courts (CCC) are DWI offenses, Possession of Marijuana, Assault, and Theft.

District Courts are charged with overseeing felony offenses. The Fort Worth Courthouse (Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center) has Ten Criminal District Courts. Cases these courts handle felony cases anywhere from Drug Possession to Homicide.

Below is a List of the Courts located in the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, aka the Criminal Courthouse for Tarrant County.

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