Municipal Court

ATTENTION:  The Sweeny Municipal Court has temporarily moved to City Hall (located at 102 W. Ashley Wilson Road) until further notice.

Welcome to the Sweeny Municipal Court.

The Municipal Court follows the procedures provided by statute to afford all court participants the rights guaranteed them under the Constitution of the United States of America and the Sovereign State of Texas.

To help the public understand basic court procedures, the following topics have been described in detail below and on the following linked Web pages.

Quick Links

• General Information

• Court Security

• Online Forms

• Fines, Fees, & Dispositions

• Court Terminology

• Jury Summons

Most Wanted

08-11-2010:

The listed fugitives on our Ten Most Wanted flyer have been convicted in the Sweeny Municipal Court on Class C Misdemeanor charges.  Together they owe over $14,000 in fines and fees.

If you have any information on their current whereabouts please contact us at:

■ 979-548-5189

■ clerk@ci.sweeny.tx.us

LINK:  Sweeny Municipal Court Ten Most Wanted (14KB)

Court Personnel

Court News & Events

• 01-15-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 01-18-10 posted

• 01-15-10:  Municipal Court Top Ten Most Wanted posted

• 01-29-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 02-01-10 posted

• 02-01-10:  Municipal Court Pre-Trail Arraignment for 02-03-10 posted

• 03-04-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 03-08-10 posted

• 03-10-10:  Sweeny Municipal Court --- 10 Most Wanted posted

• 03-29-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 03-29-10 posted

• 03-29-10:  ***Jury Duty for 03-31-2010 has been Canceled***

• 04-23-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 04-26-10 posted

• 05-21-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 05-24-10 posted

• 05-25-10:  Municipal Court Trial Docket for 05-26-10 posted

• 06-18-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 06-21-10 posted

• 07-26-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 07-26-10 posted

• 08-09-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment for 08-09-10 posted

• 08-11-10:  Sweeny Municipal Court Ten Most Wanted posted

• 08-23-10:  Municipal Court Arraignment Docket for 08-23-10 posted

• 08-23-10:  Municipal Court Trail Docket for 08-25-10 posted

ATTENTION:  The Sweeny Municipal Court has temporarily moved to City Hall (located at 102 W. Ashley Wilson Road) until further notice.

Court Schedule

The court is open Monday through Friday from 8am to Noon and from 1pm to 5pm (closed for lunch from 12pm until 1pm).  When the court is closed, payments can be left in the night deposit box located at the front of the building or mailed to us.  Online payments are not available at this time.

Contact Us

Physical Address

Sweeny Municipal Court

224 Pecan Street

Sweeny, TX  77480

Telephone

Office:  (979) 548-5189

Fax:  (979) 548-3472

Electronic Communication

Past Court Events

■  2007

■  2008

■  2009

Court Links...

For additional information on the municipal court, associations, and other judicial topics, visit any of these Web sites listed below.

■ Texas Municipal Courts Association (TMCA)

■ Texas Municipal Court Education Center (TMCEC)

■ Texas Court Clerks Association

Other Courts...

Justice of the Peace, 4/2

Honorable Sherry Kersh

111 N 10^th Street

West Columbia, TX 77486

(979) 345-2671

Justice of the Peace, 4/1

Honorable Sharon Fox

306 N Brooks

Brazoria, TX 77422 

(979) 798-7777

Tickets issued by State Highway Patrol Officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety or by Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputies are not filed in the Municipal Court, but are filed with one of the above Justice of the Peace Courts.

Municipal Court Judges CAN NOW perform marriage ceremonies.  For information concerning marriages performed by the judge, call us at (979) 548-5189.