JP Precinct 1
IMPORTANT NOTICE MUST READ:
Justice of the Peace Precinct One is assisting customers by appointment only. Call 512-854-7700 or send an email to [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Walk-up customers will be rescheduled if an opening is not available.
Judge Yvonne Michelle Williams was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Travis County in November 2010. Taking the bench in January 2011, Judge Williams is the first change in this bench in 35 years.
Judge Williams comes to Precinct One after serving as an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Austin for 3 years. Earning her law degree from the University of Houston Law School, Judge Williams started her legal career as a civil rights trial attorney in the federal courts in the 1980's.
She has been in Austin since 1989 where she served as a briefing attorney for Judge Morris Overstreet on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a hearings officer for the then Texas Workers' Compensation Commission for over 5 years, a practicing attorney for that agency before the State Office of Administrative Hearings for several years, and finally appointed to the Austin municipal court.
In addition to her judicial responsibilities, Judge Williams currently teaches legal writing at Austin Community College.
Links and Resources
- Rules for Justice Courts
- Texas Rules of Civil Procedures
- Texas Rules of Evidence
- Travis County Justice of the Peace Judicial Records
- Make Payments Online
Information for Self-Represented Litigants
Justice of the Peace Precinct 1
4717 Heflin Lane, Suite 107, Austin, TX 78721 (Map)
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesdays until 7 p.m.
Notice - If the filing fees (including copies for e-filing) are not sufficient to continue with the case filing, JP1 reserves the right to adjust the payment and/or fees to cover all court costs
TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.12.
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