Williamson County, Texas

FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CLIENTS AND STAFF 

DURING THE PANDEMIC, 
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT 
WILL BE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 
BEGINNING JUNE 1.

For up-to-date information about Wilco closures
and COVID-19 information,
go to http://www.wilco.org/coronavirus

ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CONTACTING THE COURT:

1) Use the drop box to your left at the corner of the building to drop off documents and payments

2) Call us at 512-352-4155 to enter a plea, make requests and pay for your citations.

3) Petitions, Answers, and other Civil documents should be filed using E-File, and more information can be found here: https://efile.txcourts.gov/ofsweb

4) Go http://www.wilco.org/payjp4 to plead no contest and pay your citation in full.

5) Mail your documents, payments and pleas to 211 W. 6th St., Taylor, TX 76574 or fax them to 512-352-4194

6) Forms downloaded off our website can be filed out and emailed to jp4@wilco.org or faxed to 512-352-4194. We are working to make these documents fillable so you won't have to print and scan.

Holiday Office Closures

The Justice of the Peace is open for business from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays. The Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 4, is closed to the public on Wednesdays for administrative work and personnel training. The office observes the Williamson County holiday schedule and will be closed on the following dates:

• July 3 for Independence Day

Citations with appearance dates that fall on a weekend or holiday will be extended to the next working day.

Stacy Hackenberg holds a master's degree in Mass Communication from Southern New Hampshire University and a bachelor’s of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Before being elected in 2018 as Justice of the Peace, she had a long career in training and database marketing. 

She was a Girl Scout troop leader for her two daughters for 13 years. She worked with their BSA Venturing Crew and helped found the Baden Powell Scouting Association’s 7th Trailblazers group in 2013. She also was a volunteer and paid instructor for the American Red Cross, teaching everything from Wilderness First Aid Basics to Babysitting.

She is active at United Christian Church, a United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ blended congregation, in Austin. She is former Council Co-Chair for Social Justice for the church. 

She is a strong advocate for LGBT rights and firm believer in the power of education to improve lives. During the 2017 Texas Legislative session and special session, she testified three times against the bathroom bill. She completed the Pacific School of Religion’s Gender, Sexuality and the Bible Certificate program  to help further her LGBTQ activism.

She lives in Round Rock in a full-to-bursting multi-generational household that includes her husband, Tom; daughters Madeline and Catherine; son-in-law Breylin; a housemate, three dogs and three cats.

The office of the Justice of the Peace was created by the Texas Constitution. The Justice presides over Criminal Class C Misdemeanors which include, but are not limited to, offenses found in the Traffic Code, Penal Code, Health and Safety Code, Education Code, Parks and Wildlife Code, and the Alcohol & Beverage Code. Civil Justice Court with a jurisdictional limit of $10,000 and a Small Claims Court with a jurisdictional limit of $10,000. In addition the Justice presides over numerous administrative actions, such as appeals on the concealed handgun permits driver license suspensions, peace bonds, illegal lockouts, illegal towing, magistration, and search warrants. The Justice is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for emergency mental warrants, search warrants, arrest warrants or death inquests.