Payments

By Mail


If you choose to pay by mail, you will need to do the following:
  • Sign the reply form that the officer gave you OR print the information requested then mark a plea of guilty or no contest (nolo contendere).
    • A plea of no contest in not an admission of guilty, but means you do not wish to contest the charge.
    • Either plea indicates that you agree to waive your right to a jury trial before the court.
  • Provide payment in full in the form of a money order, cashier’s check, or company check made payable to the Justice of the Peace of the proper precinct.
  • Please do not send cash through the mail for payment.

Precinct Judges

  • Mike McAuliffe
    Justice of the Peace
    Precinct 1, Place 1
     450 Pecan St.
    Suite 110
    Abilene, TX 79602
  • Sparky Dean
    Justice of the Peace
    Precinct 1, Place 2
     450 Pecan St.
    Suite 120
    Abilene, TX 79602
  • Robert (Bob) Jones
    Justice of the Peace
    Precinct 2
    P.O. Box 225
    301 Kent St.
    Merkel, TX 79536
  • Bob Shea Jr.
    Justice of the Peace
    Precinct 3
    442 Graham St.
    Tuscola, TX 79562
  • David Doherty
    Justice of the Peace
    Precinct 4
    P.O. Box 5
    155 Main St.
    Lawn, TX 79530

Credit Card Payments


The justice court also accepts credit card payments online. You must contact the proper court for instructions.