Municipal Court
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*** The Municipal Court will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28 & 29, 2024 to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday. The court will re-open on Monday December 2, 2024 at 8:00am ***
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New Hours of Operation for Main Location (6800 Burleson Road)
Lobby hours are Monday – Wednesday, Friday: 8 am to 6 pm and Thursday 8 am to 8 pm. Thursday evening walk-in mitigation docket will be available from 6 pm to 8 pm. Civil parking hearings will be available from 9 am to 6pm.
New Location for North Substation
North Customer Service Center has moved to its new location at
2121 West Parmer Lane, Suite 116, Austin, Texas 78754 (directly across Lamplight Village Ave from the old location)
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday- Friday
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Main Location: 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310, Suite 175
The main court location’s Hours of Operation: Monday thru Wednesday and Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm; Thursday 8:00am to 8:00pm.
The main location is currently offering in person customer services and full court docket appearances. Walk-In mitigation docket to discuss your warrants, commitments and other pending cases with a judge is available:
Walk-In Mitigation Docket
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Map to court parking and entry (PDF, 79 KB)
Civil Parking Hearings
Customers can contest their parking citations on or before the appearance date on their citation at the following locations, between the following times:
Municipal Court Main Location
6800 Burleson Rd, Building 310, Suite 175, Austin TX 78744
Hours: 9am to 6pm
City Hall Parking Hearing Office (payments not accepted)
301 W 2nd St, Austin TX 78701
Hours: 9am – 1pm; 2pm – 6pm (one-hour closure for lunch)
North Customer Service Station (via virtual kiosk)
2121 W. Parmer Lane, STE 116
Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm (please note, hearings unavailable until 9am)
- Many options are available that do not require a personal appearance.
- handle your citation online
- handle a parking citation online
- speak to a prosecutor directly by emailing prosecutor@austintexas.gov.
The work of the court
Please note that all court settings are open to the public.
The Municipal Court is the judicial branch of local government, the City of Austin. The court commits to administering fair, efficient, and prompt justice. Court services are handled both onsite and online, or by telephone, email, and mail.
The court decides the lowest level criminal offenses in the state of Texas, including traffic, city ordinance, juvenile, and disabled parking.
The court also:
- Processes criminal case appeals
- Collaborates with community court
- Processes citizen complaints
- Presides over bench and jury trials
- Processes parking citations
- Responds to requests for public information
- Explains options when:
- delinquent cases are sent to the collection agency
- delinquent cases cause a juvenile or minor's driver's license renewal to be denied
- you are accused of a violating class C law in Austin, even if you don't live here
- you can't comply with court orders
Our Youth Services Unit:
- Helps juveniles and their families understand what they need to do to comply with court orders and/or program requirements.
- Provides educational alternative sentencing and deferral options that, if successfully completed, keep a charge off a juvenile’s record.
Learn more about what to expect at the court if you are under 17 and get a citation.
Judicial information
You can use an online form to request judicial information.
For information about fines, please see the charge codes and fine schedule.
Learn more about Municipal Court's performance and budget.
Our mission
The mission of the Municipal Court is to impartially administer justice in a fair and efficient manner so that trust and accountability are exemplified to the public we serve.
Leadership
Sherry Statman
Presiding Judge
City of Austin
Judge Statman was first appointed to the bench in 2006; she was named presiding judge for the Austin Municipal Court in 2014. Her service includes memberships in the State Bar of Texas' Lawyer Assistance Program Committee, Travis County Women Lawyers' Association, Inns of Court, Austin Young Lawyers Association, and the Texas Municipal Courts Association.
Mary Jane Grubb
Municipal Court Clerk
City of Austin
Mary Jane Grubb is an East Texas native and has worked in Texas Municipal Courts for almost 30 years with nearly 20 years of court administration and management experience. She joined the City of Austin as the Clerk of the Austin Municipal Court in 2015. She holds a bachelor of science in business administration, is a Level III Certified Municipal Court Clerk in the State of Texas, a nationally Certified Court Manager, and a member of Texas Court Clerks Association and the Texas Municipal Courts Association.