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Small claims in Nacogdoches County covers money disputes up to $20,000 and runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
Below is what you need for a small claims case in Nacogdoches County: the limit, filing fees, which courthouse to use, how to serve the other side, your deadlines, and how to file. When you're ready, Squabble prepares everything and files it for you.
Nacogdoches County hears small claims at the courthouse listed here, with the venue confirmed at filing from the defendant's address or the location of the dispute.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Locations change. The court publishes its current small-claims address on its own page; Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
About 65,728 people live in Nacogdoches County. The nearest counties to Nacogdoches County are Angelina County and San Augustine County.
Paper filing is the route at this court, either in person or by post. Squabble puts the documents together in the form the clerk expects.
The small claims list is heard in person, at the courthouse itself.
Two sets of evidence are needed, one for the judge and one for the other side, and some courts also take it electronically in advance.
Residents of Nacogdoches County, Texas, which has a population of 65,728, can bring small claims cases through the Justice Court of Texas system. In this county, such cases are heard at the Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims, located in the city of Nacogdoches at 2306 Douglass Rd, Suite 102, 75964. The court can be reached by phone at (936) 560-7727, and further information is posted at http://www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/countyoffices/justiceofthepeace.asp. The claim limit for these cases is $20,000. The county covers communities including Chireno, Cushing, Douglass, Etoile, Garrison, Martinsville, Nacogdoches, Sacul, and Woden, along with ZIP codes such as 75961, 75965, and 75937. Nacogdoches County lies near Angelina County, San Augustine County, and Shelby County. Electronic filing is not available for these cases, so filings are handled in other forms at the court itself.
These 9 places sit inside Nacogdoches County:
Chireno, Cushing, Douglass, Etoile, Garrison, Martinsville, Nacogdoches, Sacul, Woden.
ZIP codes:
Nacogdoches County holds about 65,728 people, 56th of the 254 counties in Texas. From Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims is roughly 12 miles from the Angelina County courthouse in Huntington and 16 miles from the Shelby County courthouse in Center.
Neighbouring counties and the courts that serve them:
Everyday disputes over money belong in the small claims division, where the rules are simplified, and the sum in question has an upper bound.
Maximum claim
Either the place the dispute arose or the place the other party lives will usually work.
A single argument stays a single case; it cannot be carved up to fit the limit.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
Texas permits lawyers at the hearing without requiring them. Everything is built around people presenting their own case.
Under-18s are represented by a guardian the court appoints.
Over the limit? You can lower your claim to fit and stay in small claims, or file the full amount in regular civil court. Lowering usually means giving up the excess, so weigh it carefully.
Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims is the courthouse listed for Nacogdoches County. These are the limits for Nacogdoches County, population about 65,728.
Small claims exists for money owed, up to $20,000. The categories below come up more than any others.
Nacogdoches County takes in Chireno, Cushing and Douglass and the rest of the county. Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims is the Nacogdoches County courthouse listed below.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Complete the claim form, choose the right court, and pay the filing fee.
Formal notice reaches the other party, who then has a window to respond or resolve it.
A brief, informal hearing, in person or, where the court offers it, by video. The judge rules at the hearing or sends the decision after.
This is the route a Nacogdoches County case takes, whether it starts in 75760 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes. Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims lists (936) 560-7726 as its number.
Once the case is on file, the law requires the other side to be told about it formally. That step is service of process, and the papers cannot normally come from your own hand.
Courts accept service by a sheriff or constable, a professional server, the clerk via certified mail, or an adult who is not party to the case. Permitted methods and charges change by county.
How long before the hearing notice must be given is set by the court. That deadline arrives with your hearing date.
A completed proof of service records who delivered the papers and when, and it is filed with the court beforehand.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A Nacogdoches County address carries one of its 13 ZIP codes, 75760, 75788 and 75937 among them. Angelina County and San Augustine County are the counties nearest to Nacogdoches County.
The right to bring a claim expires. The period is measured from the moment the dispute arose, and once it has run the court can refuse the case.
| Type of claim | Filing deadline |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 4 years |
| Oral contract | 4 years |
| Property damage | 2 years |
| Personal injury | 2 years |
Nacogdoches County, population about 65,728, is covered by the table above. They do not change from one Nacogdoches County ZIP code to another, 75760 included.
Money owed under a contract in Texas generally accrues interest at 6% per year before judgment (Tex. Fin. Code §302.002).
A running total including interest can be worked out with the Squabble interest calculator.
It is the same rate across all 13 Nacogdoches County ZIP codes. Nacogdoches County is under the same state rate as nearby Angelina County and San Augustine County.
Confirm the sum sits under the cap and that the time limit for this kind of claim has not run out.
State the party's full legal name, explain the events, and set out the calculation.
File with the Nacogdoches County small-claims court on paper, by mail or at the counter, and pay the $45–$100 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
With a hearing date in hand, organise service and lodge the completed proof with the court.
Organize documents and exhibits so you can present them clearly at the hearing.
Appear in person or, where available, remotely, present your case, and receive the court's decision.
Describe the dispute to Eleanor. Squabble drafts the paperwork, puts it through a Triple-Check™ for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and lodges it with the court.
Start for FREE →Three documents recur: the claim form that begins it, the proof of service confirming delivery, and a fee waiver if eligible. Names vary locally; Squabble selects the correct versions.
Nacogdoches County has a population of about 65,728. Nacogdoches County papers go to Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims in Nacogdoches.
Hearings are short and plainly run. Questions come from the judge, and most parties appear without help.
Chireno, Cushing and Douglass are among the Nacogdoches County places a hearing can draw parties from. Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims sits at the 75964 address shown above.
The ruling establishes the debt. Recovery is a further step, supported by enforcement measures that are set by each state.
Where the law allows, an employer can be directed to send part of the debtor's pay to the court.
With a bank levy, the court reaches funds held in the debtor's account directly.
Registering the judgment at county level can fix a lien on real estate the debtor holds.
You can also ask the court to order the debtor to appear and disclose income and assets under oath. An unpaid judgment generally keeps accruing interest at the rate state law sets until it's satisfied.
Angelina County and San Augustine County are the counties nearest to Nacogdoches County. The judgment in a Nacogdoches County case comes from Nacogdoches County Justice of the Peace Court: Precinct 2 - Small Claims in Nacogdoches.
Reviewed August 2026. Fees, limits and procedures are revised from time to time, so confirm them with the court before you file.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Nacogdoches County case for you.
