Jim Wells County, TX Courts and Public Records

The district courts of Jim Wells County are the county's general trial courts, and the District Clerk keeps their records. The County Clerk keeps county court records. The district court caseload published for FY 2024 is summarized in the sections below.

Have the person's full name, a case number if you have one, and approximate dates ready before you search. District court records for Jim Wells County are kept by the District Clerk.

Jim Wells County's district, statutory county and constitutional county courts added 2,604 cases in FY 2025, including probate, guardianship and mental health filings. The courts disposed of 2,350 cases, and total filings rose 5.9% from FY 2024.

Criminal filings drove the change in FY 2025, rising by 143 cases.

This table shows Jim Wells County's total filings and dispositions in its district, statutory county and constitutional county courts over the last five fiscal years.

Total filings rose 43.6% between FY 2021 and FY 2025, from 1,814 to 2,604. The largest annual change was +14.7% in FY 2022. The latest change of +5.9% was led by criminal filings, which rose by 143 cases.

Criminal cases are the largest category in Jim Wells County, at 45.1% of filings in FY 2025.

Juvenile cases grew the fastest at +150.0%, while family law cases fell the most at -9.6%.

Jim Wells County accounted for 0.08% of the 3,129,582 cases filed in Texas district, statutory county and constitutional county courts in FY 2025.

Its filings grew 5.9% while statewide filings grew 1.8%. Criminal cases make up 45.1% of its filings against 42.5% statewide, and civil cases 32.6% against 28.9%.

These are the crimes reported to the FBI in 2025 by the 5 law enforcement agencies in Jim Wells County that reported, added together. For the agencies with both years on file, violent crimes rose 2.7% and property crimes fell 29.3% from 2024.

Jim Wells County's violent crime rate of 389.1 per 100K is above the Texas rate of 346.3, and its property crime rate of 1,412.2 is below the state's 1,790.2.

Jim Wells County court proceedings are held at the Jim Wells County Courthouse. Check your notice or case paperwork to confirm the courthouse assigned to your case before you go.

Addresses and phone numbers come from public directory listings and may change, so confirm them with the clerk before you visit.

Texas trial courts include district courts, county courts at law and statutory county courts, constitutional county courts, justice courts, and municipal courts. The District Clerk keeps district court records, and the County Clerk keeps county court records.

Yes, most Jim Wells County court records are open to the public, with exceptions set by law and court rules. Texas court records are generally open under the Texas Public Information Act (Government Code chapter 552) and court public-access rules.

Public records

Most court records are open for inspection, and copies can be requested from the clerk for the court that holds the case.

Restricted or confidential records

Some records are restricted by law or court order. The clerk can tell you whether a specific record is available to you.

Online access

Search statewide through re:SearchTX, a subscription service that requires registration and has pricing. Results are not official court records, so confirm details with the clerk.

In-person access

Visit the District Clerk for district court records or the County Clerk for county court records in Jim Wells County. You can also call the District Clerk at (361) 668-5717 or the County Clerk at (361) 668-5702 to confirm which office holds your record.

Case information for Jim Wells County courts is available through statewide and county clerk portals, but coverage differs by court and case type.

1. Identify your case type (criminal, traffic, civil, family, probate, or juvenile).
2. Pick the official portal that covers that court and county.
3. Search by party name or case number.
4. Review the case details, parties, and scheduled hearings.
5. Contact the clerk to request documents that are not available online.

Texas court records can be searched through the statewide re:SearchTX service, and the clerk can provide documents that are not online.

1. Identify the case type, such as criminal, civil, family, or juvenile.
2. Open re:SearchTX and register if the service requires it.
3. Search by party name or case number, and note the case number from the results.
4. Review the case details, and confirm them with the clerk.
5. Call the District Clerk at (361) 668-5717 or the County Clerk at (361) 668-5702 to request documents that are not available online.

The statewide search does not separate case types into individual portals here, so ask the clerk which case types it covers.

No online fine payment option for Jim Wells County is listed here, so contact the clerk for the court that handles your case to ask which payment methods are accepted.

1. Phone: Call the District Clerk at (361) 668-5717 about district court fines and cases.
2. Phone: Call the County Clerk at (361) 668-5702 about county court fines and cases.

Parking tickets are handled by the agency that issued them, not by the district or county court. Keep traffic citations separate from criminal fines when you contact the clerk.