De Soto Municipal Court — Local services in DeSoto

Clown Judge

I received a ticket in DeSoto, Texas, for an expired driver’s license, even though I already had a renewal appointment in Tarrant County. The officer didn’t care, and neither did Judge Scott Kurth. The state’s online portal wouldn’t let me renew, and I showed the judge proof that the option wasn’t available.

Judge Kurth said he’d dismiss the ticket if I could get the renewal done that day, but that simply wasn’t possible. In court, he spoke to people with open disrespect. I watched him grant deferments and payment extensions to others while refusing to show the slightest flexibility in my case.

Because of that, I had to pay $485 for a ticket that could have been dismissed for $20. It felt like a “tough on crime” performance at the expense of fairness and...

A terrible city to live in or purchase a home. Homes broken in and have alarm systems with camera's . Take thief pictures fom camera to police department and never come out or take reports. The alarm permit is $175.00 per year . This so sad to have residents and home owners psy this for no service. The city had over 1.5 million dollars stolen and a gimmie for residents to pay. The Judge is nasty as hell and prejudice for sure. Please do not live in this city. City steals and have no upscale place to eat or anything. Where is the re...

This probably the only county in the state of Texas that’s gives you a ticket in 2018 let’s you miss hell of court dates and don’t issue a warrant for your arrest until two years later. Then when you go in to request time served the judge tells you “oh we hadn’t issued a warrant for you so you don’t qualify for time served.” Might I add I had 6 tickets in Arlington 4 in Grand Prairie and 1 in Dallas. Every 1 of them gave me time served except DeSoto and all the tickets where around the same time. I’m assuming they have their own rules and...