Kerrville Municipal Court taking applications for Teen Court

The Kerrville Municipal Court is accepting applications from area teenagers who will be in eighth grade or high school during the 2025-26 school year to volunteer in the Kerrville Teen Court.

The Kerrville Teen Court is a court run by the Kerrville Municipal Court for minors between the ages of 12-18 years of age who have been charged with a Class C misdemeanor.  Each teen defendants is defended and prosecuted by teenage volunteers, and a jury of six teenagers will determine the teen defendant’s punishment, which consists of community service hours, future jury service, and educational classes.

This year, the Kerrville Teen Court had volunteers from the majority of high schools in and surrounding Kerrville, including Tivy High School, Our Lady of the Hills Catholic High School, Heritage College Preparatory School, and Center Point High School.  Teenagers who would like to volunteer to serve as teen attorneys or teen jurors can obtain a volunteer application from Yesenia Luna, court administrator of the Kerrville Municipal Court, at Yesenia.luna@kerrvilletx.gov or (830) 258-1421.  Applications must be returned to the Kerrville Municipal Court by May 15.

The Kerrville Municipal Court will accept eighth graders to serve on the teen jury, and teenagers in high school can serve as either jurors or attorneys.  Any teenager who wants community volunteer experience, has an interest in public speaking and/or law, or wants a closer look into the judicial process is urged to volunteer.