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Justice of the Peace, Precinct One
Justice of the Peace
Judge Charles J. Karisch
JP-Precinct One

  • Judge Charles J. Karisch
    Justice of the Peace, Precinct One

    846 6th Street, Suite One
    Hempstead, Texas 77445
    Phone: 979-826-7745
    Email: wcjp1@wallercounty.us

*Court hours may be limited, please contact the court before arriving.*
Traffic Citation

All non-essential court proceedings have been postponed until further notice. 

 

If you wish to make an appearance on your traffic citation, you may do so by emailing the court. Please view the following options available to you to resolve your traffic citation.

 

To request an affidavit of indigence and alternative payment options, please email the court. 

To determine if your citation is filed in Precinct 1 you may perform a Case Search, Precinct 1 case numbers will end with "JP1".

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  • To ensure your payment is processed correctly, please use your Driver's License number as the docket number. If you do not have a Driver's License number, please email the court.

    Click here to pay your fine.

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  • To enter a plea of NOT GUILTY, click here.

    Please notify the court if you would like a Bench Trial. 

Justice Court - Civil

Under the Texas Supreme Court order, residential eviction cases other than those that are an imminent threat of criminal activity or harm to the plaintiff, the plaintiff's employees or other tenants are on hold until further notice. However, you may file your court documents with the court electronically at wcjp1@wallercounty.us.

For assistance in drafting a court document please utilize the links below: 

  • Texas law requires each court to make available to pro se litigants  (persons representing themselves in court) information on self-help resources.
  • For step-by-step assistance on drafting your court documents, please visit Guide and File.
  • To view a specific document, visit TexasLawHelp.org and use the search box in the top right-hand corner for the best results.
  • The Texas State Law Library contains a wealth of information. 

After your court document is drafted, you may file it with the court electronically at wcjp1@wallercounty.us, please download or save the file to your device to attach. 

A civil filing fee payment can be made by debit or credit card online here.

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  • A marriage license may be obtained from the County Clerk's Office. Your marriage license must be purchased at least 72 hours before your ceremony and no more than 90 days. If you would like to schedule a ceremony, please email the court. 

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