Municipal Court

FREDERICKSBURG MUNICIPAL COURT IS A COURT OF RECORD  EFFECTIVE JULY 16, 2024

The Fredericksburg Municipal Court is a Court of Record and operates as the judicial branch of the City of Fredericksburg. It is committed to administering justice in a fair, efficient, and timely manner.

The Court is responsible for the adjudication of all Class C misdemeanor offenses cited or filed by the Fredericksburg Police Department, which includes offenses under the Transportation Code, Penal Code, Education Code, Health and Safety Code, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and violations of City ordinances. 

The judiciary is made up of a Presiding Judge and one Associate Judge. The Judges preside over all initial appearance dockets, show cause dockets, pretrial hearings, bench trials and jury trials. The Judges serve daily as magistrates for individuals arrested by the Fredericksburg Police Department during the week, and additionally perform after-hours and weekend magistrate duties for all Gillespie County law enforcement agencies on a five week rotation basis.