Tarrant County Courthouse

Total psychopath on 3^rd floor 200 e weatherford. They let you file your own restraining order but then at the next counter a total psychopath woman says your papers are missing and other various lies. She does not tell you how to solve the problem because she is lying. desk 231… needs to be fired.

Fast service it took us less then 20 min to get out marriage licenses :) no long boring lines everything is very chill love it

Easy to get to and park and clean. There are clear instructions on where to go for what you are needing and staff seemed to be friendly.

Its an absolutely gorgeous courthouse. It’s quite beautiful on the inside. It’s newly remodeled.
You would have to park on the street. There is no free parking and you would have to put money in the meter.

Had to go to the records room at the courthouse. So I was a tad bit annoyed that I couldn’t do what I needed done online, but I can’t blame the building for that can I?
The building is awesome and beautiful. Security at public buildings to me is both annoying and sad, but I guess understandable. The security line was actually fairly efficient for a security line. The people there were helpful because I had no idea where I was going and when I got there the people in the records room were very helpful.
The building itself is old cool and definitely a throw back to previous generations when they actually built cool buildings made out of real materials and not particle board.
Most reasons to go to the courthouse probably aren’t good ones, jury duty, court, or something else but it is a really cool building.

So… yes, technically I was at the Tarrant County Courthouse today. That much is true. And although I’d love to spin some sort of maudlin tale of my dust-​up with the law, alas (I’ll let you employ your own finger quotes), this was a more perfunctory stop, and quick dive-​in to nail down some details on my way to something else. I am, as it turns out, not particularly gangsta.
And I do think you can point to my expectation of time here by virtue of the fact that I paid for $ 1.75 in parking, which was probably about a dollar and a half more than necessary. I don’t think I’m going out on some intellectual limb when I mention that occasionally time spent in government buildings may make time spent in doctor’s office waiting rooms seem like a breeze in the park. Lingering is typical. Typically there are numbers called, the drone office employee working by a set of rules not quite clear to the general public (or perhaps not explained until your particular moment of truth), and thus, to ensure your obligation, you show early, wait late, ask a few questions (but not too many) and hope, only to occasionally be surprised when the court sees you show on time and without incident. I guess there’s an entire societal underbelly that exists that help set the bar of expectations low.
That said, this wasn’t that at all. This was a stop in to line up voter registration information, and I’ll be Boss Tweed (look it up) if this wasn’t easy; the staff ready, the effort painless. In fact, all told stem to stern the whole affair lasted less than ten or fifteen minutes.
So while I can’t vouch for everything that goes down here, it sure looks like they were on the ball this day. Score one for the government folk.

It’s really difficult for me to give a courthouse more than 2 stars. Why, you ask? BECAUSE! You’re either on Jury Duty, or you’re getting sued or you’re accused of a crime, THAT’S why! As far as this place goes, the building is at least kept clean, which is more than I can say for Dallas! Not enough elevators by a long shot, so get ready to stand in a long line or clinb a ton of stairs.
As for parking, there is a pay lot that is slightly less expensive than DFW Airport. I mean, outrageous! There are a lot of meters, and I can usually get one of those, but there is a two hour limit.
The people who work here are pretty friendly, i mean for a courthouse and all. And by the way, if you’re on trial here, the juries are pretty fair. Also unlike Dallas.

I was summoned to appear and make a plea on a dispute back in June 2010 after first filing initally in 08.
The judicial system on all ends of the spectrum is so messed up. This is why so many of our electoral candidates are getting caught up in not utilizing our hard paying tax dollars wisely and doing the sole governed jobs that we put them in office to do and oversee. CLUCK!
Every time I going to the main courts to serve duty, hearings or any legal means I truly hate it. They are so off base professionally and time security management.
With out up in coming elections in May hopefully we can do a better job and our electors will get governmental offices and make our tax paying monies work some what to our most needed advantage.
On a good note during this visit my case went in my favor and that victorious moment was worth the hassle and meter extra payment…:)(

What do you want from it… it’s a courthouse?! Still, it is a architectural jewel, just like many of the old county courthouses in Texas. The only courts still located here are the County Courts at Law for Tarrant County (Nos. 1 – 3). The County Clerk is also here (on the 1^st floor), and the deed records/​assumed name records/​plats (basement). The county law library can also be found here on the 4^th floor. The courts here will run you through a case quicker than the district courts, and the building has pretty good air conditioning, meaning you will stay comfortable through trial even in the middle of summer. That’s about all a lawyers (or his client) can ask for!

Yeah the courthouse is not a night club or a restaurant but your tax dollars pay for it therefore it is a business. Today after my seminar, I went downtown. I realized I needed to drop a kid off at the pool if you know what I mean and where better to do so than in the edifice sponsored by my tax dollars? I help pay the water and electric for that joint so I’m entitled. Actually I learned one random day in Waxahatchie that courthouses have really clean ladies rooms so I decided to try my luck again. After going through the security gate and having my purse scanned I looked for the ladies room. Sure enough, the Tarrant County Courthouse has a nice ladies room. Clean, spacious, empty, state of the art automatic flushing throne and a Texas pink marble vanity. Booyah.
After taking care of nature, I explored the building. Not real exciting but if you like vintage photographs there is a nice montage on the first floor of early Fort Worth circa 1897 to 1940 or so including construction of the courthouse which is courthouse number 3. The photo of courthouse no. 2 showed it wasn’t nearly as impressive as building 3. And wow was Fort Worth a rough lookin’ town around 1890. mercy. Dirt roads and shacks but a huge fancy courthouse. Weird. Second floor the photos continue and I like the second floor ones the best. Vintage shots of Crowley, Burleson, Benbrook, Grapevine. really cool. Third floor is photos of dead commissioners which aren’t very interesting but if you go up there you can get up close and personal with the inside of the courthouse dome. No, it’s not the Austin courthouse level of fancy but it’s still nice to say you looked at it.
I also discovered a «telephone room». You can use their phone to make any local call FREE. No 35 cents. Free. Yeah I know everyone’s got a cell phone now but the idea of calling out for a pizza on the county’s dime amuses me.
Upon exit there’s a little room called the 1895 room with a diorama of when Fort Worth was still a fort. Frankly. it is really boring. A window of historic Masonic Lodge crap? really? zzzzzzzzzzzz
So… go in the courthouse. Use the facilities and go see the free photographic art exhibit. Well not exactly free. your tax dollars pay for the building upkeep.