District Clerk

The Gillespie County District Clerk is a constitutional office created by the Texas Constitution, Art. V, Section 9. The District Clerk is elected every 4 years. The District Clerk performs duties such as recorder and custodian of all pleadings, instruments and papers that are part of any legal cause of action in the District Courts. In addition, the District Clerk indexes and secures all court records, collects filing fees and handles funds held in litigation and money awarded to minors, coordinates the jury panel selection, processes passport applications, manages court registry funds and historical documents.

View the First Emergency Order on the Hill Country Flood State of Disaster dated July 8, 2025.

An Emergency Order from the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals in response to the 4th of July natural disaster that took place in our region. In sum, the order allows proceedings to be delayed or modified where necessary to help with this disaster. Additionally, any statute of limitations applicable to a civil claim is suspended if the claimant can show that the disaster prevented the timely filing.