Coryell County Main Street Annex
800 East Main Street Suite A
Gatesville, Texas 76528
Hours
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
This office observes County Approved Holidays and is closed for lunch from 12 - 1 p.m.
Staff
Jean Morrison, Administrative Assistant
Email: cojudge_asst@coryellcounty.org
Phone: 254-865-5911 ext. 2221
The Texas Constitution vests broad judicial and administrative powers in the position of County Judge, who presides over a five-member Commissioners' Court, which has budgetary and administrative authority over county government operations.
The County Judge handles such widely varying matters as hearings for beer and wine license applications, hearing on admittance to State Hospitals for the mentally ill and mentally retarded, juvenile work permits and temporary guardianships for special purposes. The Judge is also responsible for calling elections, posting elections notices and for receiving and canvassing the election returns. The County Judge may perform marriages. The County Judge is also head of civil defense and disaster relief, county welfare and in counties under 225,000 population, the Judge prepares the county budget along with the County Auditor or County Clerk.
