Kenneth D. Sanders
Justice Of The Peace · Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
High confidence· verified September 6, 2026
Justice Of The Peace · Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1
What applies in this courtroom
65 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 5 published by Judge Kenneth D. Sanders · 48 county-wide · 1 region-wide · 11 statewide — with 9 rule deadlines across those layers. Only the judge's own rules are specific to this courtroom; the other layers apply by court, county and state scope, and a court- or case-specific order can displace them.
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Justice of the Peace — Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1, Tarrant County
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second Court of Appeals.
● LiveThat court's published bench (7): Bonnie Sudderth, Brian Walker, Dabney Bassel, Dana Womack, Elizabeth Kerr, J. Wade Birdwell, Mike Wallach
County-to-district assignment per Tex. Gov't Code sec. 22.201(c), live-fetched registry.
5 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 65 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
Justice Court Precinct 7's standing notices on its court page: effective Apr. 1, 2024 no Zoom request is approved and every hearing is held in person without exception; effective July 15, 2024 the court will not consider any continuance or reset requested within one business day of the hearing — requests for any case type must be received at least 24 hours (one business day) before the hearing begins; e-filed cases received after 3:30 p.m. are accepted the next business day; appeals are not accepted through eFile; the court produces the first copy free and charges $1 for the first page and $0.25 per additional page for service copies; filings and payments are received until 4 p.m. and appeals until 5 p.m.
Justice Court Precinct 7's tickets and citations procedures (page last modified June 2, 2026): citations from DPS, the constables, game wardens and the Sheriff are filed with the court, which mails a courtesy notice with payment options, due date and plea instructions; a defendant pleading not guilty must notify the court in writing and specify trial by judge or jury (a not-guilty plea may be changed to payment by contacting the court); a guilty plea is entered by paying in person, online or by mail before the scheduled court date, or by requesting a payment plan; failure to post bond or pay within the appearance date (ten days from filing) results in an arrest warrant; the court will not accept a third party's payment without the defendant's plea; a warrant is not recalled until the next business day after an after-hours online payment; cashier's checks and money orders payable to Justice Court, Precinct 7, personal checks not accepted; juveniles cannot pay online and must pay in the office; a defendant wanting defensive driving or deferred disposition must contact the court before paying online, because an online payment enters a plea of nolo contendere; fine and court-cost amounts are on the county's Class C pro se guide.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 9 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
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last checked October 6, 2026
last checked October 24, 2026
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Justice of the Peace — Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1, Tarrant Countycurrent
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