Welcome to the Website of Marilyn Burgess, Harris County District Clerk
The following was compiled to provide an overview of the system, please take
a few minutes to read this valuable information.
Types of Documents Available
The District Clerk maintains the case (cause) files for all cases (causes) filed
in the Harris County District Courts and County Criminal Courts at Law. This system was
not designed to provide an index of all cases (causes) filed with Harris County
District Clerk. It was designed to provide an index of certain types of documents
maintained by the District Clerk in electronic form and available to the public
for purchase via the Internet. The documents available through the system constitute
the “minutes” of the Harris County Civil District Courts (non-family). A “minute”
document can be defined as any document in a case (cause) to which the judge affixes
his/her signature.
We began maintaining the “minutes” of the Harris County Civil District Courts in
electronic form subsequent to October, 1998. If you require documents filed before
this date, please refer to the
Purchase Copies page for information on how to obtain copies of those documents.
Technical Information
This site:
- Is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer at 1024 by 768 resolution
- Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view partial documents, free download available
at
www.adobe.com
- Compresses documents shipped using e-mail or download methods into a .zip format.
Several .zip compression/de-compression programs are available for download at sites
such as http://download.cnet.com
-- many are free
- Will log you out of the site after 30 minutes of inactivity for security reasons
General Information
The site allows you to query for documents using one of the following methods:
- Case (Cause) number
- Plaintiff name
- Defendant name
- Plaintiff and defendant name
If you cannot find your document using one of the above methods, you will need to
obtain a case (cause) number through additional services we provide (see Purchase Copies for more details). Our website
does provide capabilities to preview the document selected to aid in identifying
the correct document prior to purchase. There is no cost to search the index of
electronic documents; however, if you choose to purchase a document, you will be
charged a fee of $1.00 per page purchased
.
All sales are final; no refunds will be available for any purchases made through
www.hcdistrictclerk.com.
There are various methods available for delivery of the selected documents:
- Download (documents compressed using .zip format, limited to
2500
pages per order)
- Fax (limited to
20
pages per order, area code limitations)
- E-Mail (documents compressed using .zip format, limited to
50
pages per order)
- Mail (limited to
1000
pages per order, additional mailing costs are calculated and included in cost of
order)
- Pickup (no size limitations)
Exemplified documents can only be obtained using the Mail or Pickup delivery functions
at this time.