History of JP Court

The judicial power of the State of Texas is vested in the various courts established by the Constitution of the State of Texas written in 1876, as amended.  Judicial power is the power to decide the rights and interests of all the people and, by application of the law, to protect those rights and interests.  One of the courts established by the 1876 Constitution is the Justice of the Peace Court.  Its judicial power, although limited in scope, is as important as the judicial power held by the court of last resort.  It is the Justice of the Peace Court with which most citizens have their only contact with the judicial system.  It was this need for a more accessible court that prompted the establishment of the Justice of the Peace Court more than seven hundred years ago. (read more)

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