Somervell County Warrants

Which courts issue warrants in Somervell County

Somervell County is one of the smallest counties in Texas, and its warrant map is small to match: the Glen Rose Municipal Court and two Justice of the Peace precincts handle fine-only Class C matters, the constitutional county court handles Class A and B misdemeanors, and felonies go to two district courts the county shares with Johnson County. The Somervell County Sheriff enforces all of them out of Glen Rose.

The thing that throws people in a county this size is that the felony courts are not in the county at all. Everything misdemeanor-and-below sits in Glen Rose — the courthouse on NE Vine Street, the JP precincts, the city court — but a felony charge is heard up in Cleburne, in Johnson County, because Somervell has no district court of its own. The tiers below name every court that can put a warrant on you, the judge for each, and the clerks and Sheriff block that follows tells you which clerk holds the file and who comes to serve it.

Bail in every one of these courts runs under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 17, while fine-only Class C procedure follows Chapter 45. Match the court named on your paperwork to a row below, or browse the sitewide Courts & Counties directory.

Somervell County District Courts 2 shared courts · felony

Somervell County has no felony court of its own. Felony cases are heard by two regional district courts — the 18th and the 249th — that the county shares with neighboring Johnson County, and both benches sit at the Guinn Justice Center in Cleburne, about a half-hour up the road. The felony case file does not travel with them: it stays with the Somervell County District Clerk in Glen Rose. Felony prosecution is handled by the 18th Judicial District Attorney.

Picture the felony path as a loop that leaves the county and comes back. A Somervell felony is filed and indexed by the District Clerk in Glen Rose, then heard before a 18th- or 249th-court judge in Cleburne; if a warrant issues and you are arrested or surrender, the Somervell Sheriff books you into the county jail in Glen Rose, and a magistrate sets or reviews bond under Chapter 17. Both courts are general felony trial courts — no Somervell-specific specialty or drug docket is published — so which of the two you draw is a matter of case assignment, not a different procedure. The table gives the judge and direct line for each; the court number on your indictment or notice tells you which row applies.

Both shared district courts convene at the Guinn Justice Center, 204 S. Buffalo Ave., Cleburne, TX 76033, but every Somervell felony case is filed and tracked through the Somervell County District Clerk in Glen Rose — not in Cleburne. To confirm a felony case number, setting, or bond, contact the District Clerk (see the clerks & Sheriff section). Felony prosecution for the district is handled by the 18th Judicial District Attorney, Tim Good, at (817) 556-6800.

Somervell County Court 1 court · Class A/B

There is no statutory County Court at Law in Somervell County. Class A and Class B misdemeanors are heard by the constitutional Somervell County Court, the bench the elected County Judge presides over, seated at the county courthouse on NE Vine Street in Glen Rose. That single court issues the bench and alias warrants tied to misdemeanor cases, hears appeals taken up from the JP courts, and also carries the probate and county civil dockets.

One detail trips people up here: do not go looking for a “County Court at Law No. 1” — Somervell does not have one. The county is small enough that the constitutional county court, run by the County Judge, does the misdemeanor work that a dedicated court-at-law would handle in a larger county. The enforcement path is the local one: the Sheriff serves a misdemeanor warrant, booking is at the Somervell County Jail on E. Gibbs Boulevard, and a magistrate sets bond under Chapter 17. Misdemeanor case records are kept by the Somervell County Clerk at the same NE Vine Street courthouse, so the court you appear in and the clerk who holds your file are under one roof.

Because the single constitutional county court files through the one Somervell County Clerk, there is just one records office for every misdemeanor warrant in the county — you confirm a Class A or B case, setting, or bond there regardless of how the case began.

Somervell County Justice of the Peace Courts 2 precincts · Class C

Somervell County runs just two Justice of the Peace precincts — Precinct 1 and Precinct 2 — and both work out of the same Glen Rose courthouse, sharing the JP office line (254) 897-2120 and the email Justice@co.somervell.tx.us. JP courts handle Class C (fine-only) misdemeanors filed at the county level and issue a capias pro fine warrant when a fine or court cost goes unpaid after judgment.

Unlike a big county where each JP sits in a different town, both Somervell precincts answer at the same counter and the same number, so the practical question is which judge your citation routes to, not which building to drive to. A Class C warrant from either precinct is fine-only, which means you clear it by paying the balance, setting up a payment plan, or asking for an ability-to-pay hearing under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 45 — a jail-release bond is not the mechanism. That fine-only path is identical in both precincts and is laid out in the how to clear section below. One note on numbering: the Texas State Directory labels these “Precinct 1/2” and “Precinct 3/4,” a merged-precinct artifact common in small counties, but the county’s own site uses plain Precinct 1 and Precinct 2 — the labels in the table.

Since both precincts share a counter and a case lookup, confirm a JP warrant against the precinct printed on your citation, then clear it using the fine-only path described under how to clear a Somervell County warrant.

Municipal courts in Somervell County city court · Class C

Glen Rose is the only incorporated city in Somervell County, so it runs the county’s only municipal court. The City of Glen Rose Municipal Court handles Class C city ordinance and traffic citations written inside the Glen Rose city limits, and it issues alias and capias pro fine warrants when one of those city cases goes unanswered. A city warrant is its own track, separate from the county courthouse that sits a few blocks away.

Because there is just the one city, the municipal question is simple: if your citation came from a Glen Rose officer for a city ordinance or a traffic stop inside the city, the warrant is the city’s to hold and clear, not the county’s. City warrants follow the same fine-only logic as the JP courts — usually an alias warrant for a missed pre-judgment setting or a capias pro fine for an unpaid fine afterward, cleared by resolving the case, paying, arranging a plan, or requesting an ability-to-pay hearing under Chapter 45 (the path in the how to clear section). Use the dedicated city page for the court named on your ticket:

Somervell County clerks & Sheriff

Whichever court issued your warrant, a clerk holds the case file and the Sheriff carries out the arrest — and in Somervell County they cluster within a few blocks of each other in Glen Rose. The County Clerk keeps the misdemeanor (constitutional county court) records, the District Clerk keeps the felony (18th/249th) records even though those cases are heard in Cleburne, and the Somervell County Sheriff enforces warrants countywide and runs the jail.

Somervell County Clerk (Class A / B misdemeanor records)

The Somervell County Clerk — Michelle Reynolds, 102 NE Vine Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043 (mailing P.O. Box 1098) — keeps the misdemeanor criminal records for the constitutional county court, along with county civil, probate, guardianship, and juvenile records. Phone (254) 897-4427.

Somervell County District Clerk (felony records)

The Somervell County District Clerk — Virginia Dickson, 101 NE Barnard Street, Glen Rose, TX 76043 (mailing P.O. Box 1309) — keeps the felony criminal records for cases heard in the shared 18th and 249th District Courts, even though those cases are tried in Cleburne. Phone (254) 898-3971.

Somervell County Sheriff (enforcement)

The Somervell County Sheriff’s Office — Sheriff Alan E. West, 750 E. Gibbs Boulevard, Glen Rose, TX 76043 — is the primary criminal-warrant enforcement agency for the county. Phone (254) 897-2242.

Somervell County Jail (booking)

If you are arrested or surrender on a county-level (misdemeanor or felony) warrant, booking is at the Somervell County Jail, 750 E. Gibbs Boulevard, Glen Rose, TX 76043, co-located with the Sheriff’s Office, where bond is processed. It is a small rural jail with no public online inmate roster — custody status is checked through VINELink (vinelink.com) or by calling (254) 897-2242, not a county-hosted roster. City (Glen Rose municipal) Class C warrants are typically handled at the issuing court rather than the county jail.

How to check for a Somervell County warrant

Somervell County offers no online jail roster and no one-click warrant search, so checking is mostly done by phone or through a lawyer. The county’s Tyler Odyssey case portal indexes court filings, the Sheriff and clerks take phone inquiries, and a defense lawyer can confirm a warrant discreetly — usually the most reliable route in a county this size.

Start with a phone call: the Somervell County Sheriff’s Office at (254) 897-2242 is the agency that knows whether a warrant is active, because there is no standalone online warrant-search tool here. For court-record context, the county’s Tyler Technologies “Odyssey” public portal — reachable through the disclaimer page at somervellcountytx-web.tylerhost.net — indexes case filings linked from the County Clerk and County Court pages. Keep in mind that an index of filings is not the same as a live warrant list, so for a Class A or B matter, call the County Clerk; for a felony, call the District Clerk. Because the jail posts no online roster and walking into the courthouse on an active warrant can lead to an arrest, the safest approach is to have a defense lawyer verify it quietly first. Our guide on how to find out if you have a warrant walks through each option.

How to clear a Somervell County warrant

Clearing a Somervell County warrant comes down to four moves: pin down the issuing court, confirm the charge and bond, settle on a path with a lawyer, then appear on the set date with the bond or resolution already in place. In a small county where records are mostly confirmed by phone and a felony means a trip to Cleburne, a planned surrender through counsel usually beats waiting for a surprise arrest.

1. Pin down which Somervell County court issued the warrant. Work out whether it came from the Glen Rose Municipal Court, a JP precinct, the constitutional county court, or one of the shared 18th/249th district courts — that decides the procedure, the clerk who holds the file, and whether your setting is in Glen Rose or up in Cleburne.
2. Confirm the charge, the bond, and any no-bond hold. Verify the underlying case or citation, the bond amount already set, and whether a hold blocks a routine bond — in a county with no online roster, that often means a call to the Sheriff or the right clerk.
3. Settle on a path with a lawyer: post a bond for a setting, file a motion to recall, or pay or resolve the fine — the right move depends on the warrant type and why it issued.
4. Appear on the scheduled date with the bond or resolution in hand. Show up at the correct court — the Glen Rose courthouse for a misdemeanor or JP matter, the Guinn Justice Center in Cleburne for a felony setting — with the bond posted or the matter resolved, so the court recalls the warrant and the case moves forward.

For the full walk-through, see how to lift a warrant and weigh your options in bond vs. surrender.

How a lawyer helps in Somervell County

A Somervell County defense lawyer can confirm the warrant, identify the issuing court, arrange a walk-through bond where one is available, file a motion to recall, and appear with you — in Glen Rose for a misdemeanor or in Cleburne for a felony. The goal is to turn a surprise arrest into a scheduled, controlled appearance.

L and L Law Group is a Frisco criminal-defense firm led by Co-Founding Partners Reggie London and Njeri London, and the firm handles warrant matters tied to Somervell County — the Glen Rose county court and JP precincts, the city municipal court, and the shared 18th and 249th district courts that hear Somervell felonies in Cleburne. When you are ready, the firm can verify the warrant, estimate the likely bond, coordinate release in advance, and stand with you at the right courthouse. Learn more at the L&L Law Group team, or read about this resource.

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This page is general legal information about Texas law, not legal advice for your specific situation. Statutes and court procedures change; verify current requirements with the relevant court or a licensed Texas attorney. Last reviewed June 22, 2026.