Court Information

Collin County District Courts Info and Courthouse Location

The Collin County Courthouse is located at 2100 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, TX 75071. This is at the northwest corner of US 75 and Bloomdale Rd. in McKinney. Bloomdale Road is the first road north of Wilmeth Rd., which is itself the first exit north of US 380. From the south, take the Wilmeth Rd. exit, then go past Wilmeth to Bloomdale, then turn left over US 75 and you will see the Courthouse on your right. There is free uncovered parking in front of the building. Please view the Collin County website for other information.

There are nine District Courts for Collin County. Specific court locations are:

• The 199th and 429th District Courts and the Auxilliary Courts are on the first floor.
• The 219th, 296th and 416th District Courts are on the second floor.
• The 366th, 380th, 401st and 417th District Courts are on the third floor.

All of these Courts (except the 417th) are "general jurisdiction" courts, meaning they preside over criminal, civil and family cases. The 417th is a special court hearing only Juvenile/CPS cases. Unlike Dallas and Tarrant Counties, however, these courts do not have Associate Judges to help with the caseloads. Instead, many temporary matters are heard by retired judges sitting in the Auxiliary Courts.

Dallas County Family District Courts Info and Courthouse Location

The Dallas courthouse housing the Family Law courts is formally called the George Allen Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce St., Dallas, Texas, which is in the western part of downtown Dallas at the southeast corner of E. Commerce St. and Houston. It is a ten story white marble building located directly across the street from the Old Red Courthouse, Kennedy Memorial, etc.

The building was expanded and was added onto in 2007. The original building remains, now called the west wing or west tower, and the recently added addition is referred to as the east wing or east tower. The wings are connected, but the east wing is situated on a north-south basis and the west wing is situated on an east-west basis, forming a T.

Parking: The best place to park is the underground parking garage below the Old Red Courthouse which connects by tunnel to the George Allen courthouse. Enter this garage either off west bound Elm St at the Records Building, or off east-bound Commerce St. just a few yards east of Houston St. There is also limited metered parking on the surrounding streets; there is a paid covered garage on the south side; and there are several uncovered lots on the east side.

All Family District Courts (except the 302nd -- which did not move and remains in the older, West wing/tower), are in the new East Wing/Tower, as follows:

The location of the Dallas Family Law courts are:

• The 330th, 254th and 301st District Courts are on the Third Floor of the East Tower.
• The 256th, 303rd and 255th District Courts are on the Fourth Floor of the East Tower.
• The 302nd District Court is on the 4th Floor of the West Tower.
• All of the Associate Judges except for the 330th and 255th are now on the Fourth Floor of the Older, Main building.
• The Associate Judges for the 330th and 255th are on the Third Floor of the old wing.
• The I-V D (Attorney General)Courts are now on the third floor of the old wing.
• The Family Court Services office is on the Second Floor of the new Tower.
• The District Clerk filing desk is on the 1st Floor of the Old, Main Bldg.
• The Child Support (Domestic Relations) Office is on the First floor of the old wing.

The Associate Judges preside over all temporary hearings and most other preliminary matters. The District Judges preside over final hearings.

Denton County District Courts Info and Courthouse Location

The Denton County Courthouse is located at 1450 E. McKinney St.

Denton, Texas 76209-4524. See the Denton County website for map and directions, as it is not near a major thoroughfare and there are several ways to get there.

There are six District Courts for Denton County. Specific court locations are:

-The 211th and 393rd District Courts are on the second floor.

-The 16th, 158th, 362nd and 367th District Courts are on the third floor.

All of these Courts are "general jurisdiction" courts, meaning they preside over criminal, civil and family cases. These courts do not have Associate Judges to help with the caseloads.

Tarrant County Family District Courts

The Tarrant County Family Law Center is located at 200 E. Weatherford, Fort Worth, Texas 76196. Please see the link to the "Tarrant Co. Family Court Locator" published by the District Clerk's office for Courtroom locations and judges names.

Tarrant County Courthouse PDF