Judge Matt Kiely · Lockhart. Class C misdemeanor citations, small claims up to $20,000, debt claims, evictions, and occupational driver's license petitions.
About Precinct 1
Precinct 1 serves the City of Lockhart and surrounding eastern Caldwell County. The court handles traffic and Class C misdemeanor citations, small claims up to $20,000, debt claims, evictions, occupational driver's license petitions, and repair-and-remedy cases. All pleas must be submitted in writing — phone calls do not constitute a court appearance.
Court staff
Jessica Alonzo
Chief Court Clerk
Becky Diaz
Deputy Court Clerk
Court staff are reached on the court’s own number and mailbox, above.
Time Payment fee is $2.50, not $25.00
Following a decision of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals on February 5, 2019, the Time Payment fee charged by this court is $2.50.
Precinct 1 forms
- 08.20.24 JP 1 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE (PDF, 427 KB)
- 09.13.24 JP1 FILING A DEBT CLAIM 2023 updated (PDF, 392 KB)
- 09.13.24 JP1 FILING A REPAIR AND REMEDY CASE 2023 (PDF, 371 KB)
- 09.13.24 JP1 FILING A SMALL CLAIMS 2023 (PDF, 390 KB)
- 3-1-2026 JP1 OCA (PDF, 3 KB)
- AFFIDAVITOFINDIGENCE20 JP1 (PDF, 45 KB)
- CDC Declaration Form JP1 (PDF, 96 KB)
- JP 1 eviction petition 2026 (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Justice of the Peace forms — all precincts
These forms are filed with any Justice of the Peace precinct. File with the precinct where your case belongs.
- 03.22 SRL - Debt Claim Defendant 2022 (PDF, 190 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Debt Claim Defendant 2022 1 (PDF, 190 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Eviction Defendant 2022 (PDF, 210 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Eviction Defendant 2022 1 (PDF, 210 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Eviction Plaintiff 2022 (PDF, 193 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Eviction Plaintiff 2022 1 (PDF, 193 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Small Claim Defendant 2022 (PDF, 193 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Small Claim Defendant 2022 1 (PDF, 193 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Small Claim Plaintiff 2022 (PDF, 193 KB)
- 03.22 SRL - Writ of Retrieval Re-entry and Restoration 2022 (PDF, 201 KB)
- 2026 Sheriff Constable ServiceFees (PDF, 637 KB)
- 9.1.23 CVE Judges Letter (PDF, 131 KB)
- AFF OF INDIGENCE CRIMINAL 2023 (PDF, 240 KB)
- Commercial Vehicle Judges Letter 2026 (PDF, 276 KB)
- FILING A DEBT CLAIM (PDF, 165 KB)
- FILING A SMALL CLAIM (PDF, 161 KB)
- FILING AN EVICTION (PDF, 647 KB)
- Juv. Criminal Diversion Pgrm info (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- March OCA (PDF, 239 KB)
- Statement of Inability to Afford Payment Form as of 2022 (PDF, 193 KB)
Pay a Ticket
Pay citations online — Visa, MC, Discover, Amex accepted.
Pay Online →DPS/OMNI holds: texasfailuretoappear.com
Self-Help Resources
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Did your citation come from the Lockhart Police Department?
Citations issued by Lockhart PD are handled by the Lockhart Municipal Court, not by this office.
1914 W. San Antonio Street, Lockhart, TX 78644 — (512) 376-9469.
Time payment fee. After a decision filed on 5 February 2019 by the Texas Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Judicial District, the time payment fee is $2.50 rather than $25.00.