Juvenile
The Juvenile Courts decide on matters and render judgments involving adolescents who have not attained the age of majority. Case types heard in Juvenile Courts include adoptions, juvenile delinquency,Texas Department of Family and Protective Services cases, and Declaratory Judgments involving unaccompanied minors.
Court Docket Information
Juvenile Delinquency Hearing Schedule
313th - Monday and Thursday
314th - Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
315th - Tuesday, first and third Wednesday of the month, and Thursday
District Courts Child Protective Services Docket Schedule
313th - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
314th - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
315th - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoon
Trial Schedule
313th - As scheduled by court
314th - As scheduled by court
315th - As scheduled by court
Sealing Docket Schedule
313th - As scheduled by the court
314th - Last Monday of the month
315th - As scheduled by the court
Adoption Docket Schedule
313th - Mondays or as scheduled by the court
314th - As scheduled by court
315th - Adoption on the last Friday of the month
Specialty Courts
CPS Dockets
Child Protective Court (CPC-997)
CPC hears all post-trial permanency cases CPS (Child Protective Services) for the Family Courts and the 315th Juvenile Court.
- CPS Dockets
- Monday at 9:00 a.m. (Family only)
- Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. (315th Juvenile Court’s Docket 'Juvenile only')
- Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. (Family Only)
- Thursday at 9:00 a.m. (315th Juvenile Court's Docket 'Juvenile only')
- Friday - As scheduled by the court
Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) docket – 2nd & 4th Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. (Family & Juvenile - In Person Docket)
Drug Court docket – Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
Delayed Birth Certificate & HOPE Docket - 3rd Tuesday on even months only (Family & Juvenile; In Person Docket) * this docket is a combine cases of the GCCC (Guld Coast Children's Court)
& CPC (Child Protection Court)
Harris County Child Protection Court
Gulf Coast Children’s (GCC) Court
GCCC hears post-trial permanency cases CPS (Child Protective Services) for the 313th and 314th Juvenile Courts as well as all Participation in Services (PIS), Aid of Investigation (AID), and Texas Family First (TFF)
cases for the 315th Juvenile Court.
- CPS Dockets
- Monday at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- Friday - As scheduled by the court
- Delayed Birth Certificate Docket Schedule
- Third Tuesday of every other month
Gulf Coast Children's Court