Bexar County

Practice Links

 

The official pages a Bexar County criminal defense lawyer reaches for every week, gathered in one place. Every link goes to the office that keeps it, and SACDLA checks them each quarter.

Court Records and Dockets

 

The Justice Information Portal is read by a person, one search at a time. Its search opens with a human check, and SACDLA tools link to it rather than copy from it.

Open to the Public

Justice Portal

The Justice Information Portal searches Bexar County cases and hearings. Attorneys search by bar number, without leading zeros, to see every case.

Open the Portal

Open to the Public

Attorney Access

Register in the Portal, then send the County Clerk the access forms. Approved attorneys see every lawyer on a case, beyond the lead.

Attorney Access Steps

Open to the Public

Online Court Dockets

Bexar County's posted dockets for the criminal courts.

View the Dockets

Open to the Public

Local Rules and Standing Orders

The Office of Court Administration's searchable home for Texas local rules, forms and standing orders.

Search TOPICs

 

Jail and Magistration

 

Open to the Public

Central Magistration

Address 200 N Comal, South Tower

Phone 210‑335‑6111

Central Magistration Page

Open to the Public

Inmate and Bond Information

Charges, bond amounts, warrants, cash and personal bonds, and the list of bail bond companies.

Phone 210‑335‑6201 (full name and date of birth)

Inmate and Bond Page

Open to the Public

Remote Visits

Attorneys schedule offsite video visits through ICSolutions from any computer or phone.

Video Visitation Center 222 S Comal, 210‑335‑8270

Visit Guide (PDF)

Appointed Counsel

 

Open to the Public

Public Defender

Represents clients in misdemeanors, felonies, appeals, mental health matters and civil commitments.

Address 101 W Nueva, Suite 310

Phone 210‑335‑0701

Public Defender's Office

Open to the Public

Managed Assigned Counsel

The panel application, attorney support requests, CLE, newsletters and assignment updates.

Address 203 W Nueva, 2nd Floor

Phone 210‑335‑2999

Managed Assigned Counsel

For Attorneys

Open to the Public

Fee Vouchers

The current voucher forms and fee schedules for appointed cases.

MAC Vouchers

Open to the Public

Indigent Defense Plan

Bexar County's plan of record, filed with the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

View the Plan

Open to the Public

Practice Time Report

Every lawyer who took appointments in the fiscal year (October 1 to September 30) files by October 15.

Reporting Instructions

Discovery and Research

 

Open to the Public

Disclosure Portal

Request access to the District Attorney's Disclosure Portal for felony discovery. Access arrives in 2 to 3 business days.

Request Access

Evidence from the portal stays in the case file, under its terms of use.

Members Only

SACDLA Motions Bank

Motions, forms and briefs shared by SACDLA members over the years.

Open the Motions Bank

Open to the Public

MAC Motion Bank

Managed Assigned Counsel's public motion collection.

MAC Motion Bank

Open to the Public

TCDLA Motion Bank

The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association's statewide collection.

TCDLA Motion Bank

Open to the Public

vLex Fastcase

Free legal research for State Bar of Texas members, opened from My Bar Page at texasbar.com.

About the Benefit

 

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Send it to SACDLA through the Contact Page, and it joins the list once the office that keeps it confirms the address.
 
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SACDLA promotes, assists and educates its members in protecting the individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and Federal Constitutions.

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Bexar County Courthouse (Photo by Lily Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0)