If you need to access Galveston County Court records, there are several ways that this can be done. You can contact the courts, request records in-person, search online, or mail a request for records.
About Galveston County Courts
Galveston County Courts have made it simple and convenient to conduct business with the courthouse, both online and in-person. You can make payments for court cases and fines, access official, civil, and criminal records, make child support payments, pay bonds, and file court cases at the courthouse, or remotely.
The District Court of Galveston County has court locations in Galveston and League City Texas. County Court, Probate, Justice of the Peace, and Juvenile Justice, are located in Galveston close to the Galveston County Building. If you need to view Galveston County Court records for District or County Court, using the online portals is the most convenient way.
Record Retrieval
Online retrieval of Galveston County Court records is based on the type of documents you need to obtain. There are different portals that provide you with files, records, and documents for searching through official court records or County and District Court records.
If you are looking for civil, criminal, probate, and/ or family court records, you will need to access the District and Court Court online portal. The District and County Court provides 2 ways to access online court records.
http://publicaccess.co.galveston.tx.us/- allows you to search for civil, probate, family, and criminal court records.
https://portal.galvestoncountytx.gov/portal- Tyler Odyssey Portal allows you to search for criminal court records filed in District court. This portal only does not provide access to felony cases filed between 2003 and 2012.
Either of these portals will allow you to search by name and/or case number.
For documents and files that include all digitized land records, public postings, and foreclosures you will use the following link: https://tx4laredo.fidlar.com/txgalveston/avaweb/#!/search#%2Fhome. The AVA portal provides official Galveston County Court records, files, and documents. You are able to search this portal for free, however, if you wish to print copies of the records you will need to provide your credit card information and the courts will preauthorize $30 on your card giving you access to the files and documents in Adobe Acrobat.
To perform a search using the AVA portal you can search by name, business name, address, microfilm number, and/or document number.
Questions for the Courts
If you have questions about retrieving documents or court records, you can contact either the District Court Clerk’s office or the County Court Clerk’s office. The courts in Galveston is located at 600 59th St, Galveston, TX 7755. The District Court is in Rm 4001 and the phone number is 409-766-2424; County Clerk is in Rm 2001 and their number is 409-766-2200.
The office in League City is located at 174 Calder Rd, League City, TX 77573 and the District Court Clerk’s phone number is 281-316-8729. The County Court Clerk’s office is Rm 149 and the phone number is 281-316-8732. Office hours for both locations are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.