Curry County Court Dockets Defined
A docket is the court's list of case events and hearing settings. In Curry County, a docket can mean the daily or near-term hearing calendar posted by the Ninth Judicial District, or the docket-entry list inside a case record on New Mexico Case Lookup. The hearing calendar answers practical scheduling questions. The case docket answers progress questions, such as when a complaint was filed, when a motion was entered, when a plea was taken, or when a judgment or sentence was recorded.
Dockets are useful because Curry County cases can sit in different courts. District Court handles felony criminal files, major civil cases, domestic relations, estate disputes, lower-court appeals, juvenile matters that are not confidential from public display, and mental-health jurisdiction. Magistrate Court handles misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic, landlord-tenant, limited civil matters, and felony preliminary hearings. Municipal Courts handle city ordinance, petty misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and municipal traffic matters. A docket search should start with the court most likely to hold the case.
Curry County District Court Dockets
The most direct calendar source is the Curry County District Court docket page. The research source states that the District Court docket page shows current-day hearings plus six days of future hearings. It also warns that hearing details may have omissions, so parties should confirm with the court when timing, courtroom, or appearance method matters. The broader Ninth Judicial District site links court dockets, case lookup, public records, jury duty, forms, fines and fees, and court hierarchy material for Curry and Roosevelt Counties.
District Court docket listings are not a substitute for the full file. They help a reader see what is coming up or what may have been scheduled, but a motion, order, exhibit, plea paperwork, or judgment still has to be obtained through the court-record path. For Curry County District Court, the clerk is at 700 N. Main St., Suite 11, Clovis, NM 88101, and the main phone is 575-742-7500.
Note: The District Court docket source covers the current day and six future days, so older hearing history requires case lookup or clerk help.
Find Curry County Dockets Online
Use New Mexico State Judiciary Case Lookup for public electronic docket entries inside a case. Case Lookup covers the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Court, Magistrate Court, and limited Municipal Court data. For a Curry County docket search, select the court type and location before relying on the result list. District Court location 905 - CLOVIS is the main filter for District Court cases, Magistrate Court location 12 - CLOVIS is the main filter for limited-jurisdiction cases, and municipal locations include Clovis, Melrose, Texico, and Grady.
- Open Case Lookup and accept the public-use disclaimer for individual record viewing.
- Search by name or case number. Use last, first, middle order when searching by name.
- Select the Curry County court type and location that fit the case: District, Magistrate, or Municipal.
- Use the filing-date or hearing-date filter when the date range matters.
- Open the matching case result and read the docket entries, hearing entries, and disposition fields.
- Contact the court where the case was filed if the event is missing, pre-1997, sealed, or not fully available online.
Curry County Docket Entry Fields
The research did not identify a separate sample docket-entry image, but Section 6 lists the fields likely to appear in New Mexico electronic court records. Those fields support a practical docket inventory. The same case can include basic identifying data, hearing dates, filed events, orders, judgments, financial entries, warrant activity, and redactions. Case Lookup does not provide court documents, so a docket entry may show that an order exists without showing the order itself.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | The court-coded identifier, such as a District Court or Magistrate Court number tied to Clovis. |
| Court Location | The court that owns the docket, including District 905 - CLOVIS or Magistrate 12 - CLOVIS. |
| Filing Date | When the case or document was entered in the court record. |
| Hearing Date | A scheduled court session for status, plea, motion, trial, sentencing, or other matter. |
| Docket Entry | The event description, such as complaint, summons, motion, order, notice, hearing, plea, judgment, sentence, warrant, bond, or appeal. |
| Status or Disposition | Whether the case or charge is pending, disposed, dismissed, adjudicated, or otherwise resolved. |
| Redactions | Personal identifiers and restricted information withheld from the public view. |
Curry County Courts With Dockets
Curry County's docket search should follow the court hierarchy. A felony case or major civil case is usually a District Court matter. A misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, traffic case, landlord-tenant case, lower-dollar civil matter, or preliminary felony hearing may be Magistrate Court. A city ordinance case, municipal traffic citation, or petty misdemeanor may be Municipal Court. Appeals from lower courts can move into District Court, and appellate review then moves to the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court depending on the case type.
| Court | Docket Role | Curry County Access Point |
|---|---|---|
| District Court | Felony, major civil, domestic, estate disputes, lower-court appeals, and public juvenile matters. | District 905 - CLOVIS; 700 N. Main St., Suite 11; 575-742-7500. |
| Magistrate Court | Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, traffic, landlord-tenant, limited civil, and felony preliminary hearing dockets. | Magistrate 12 - CLOVIS; 221 Pile St.; 575-762-3766. |
| Municipal Courts | Municipal ordinance, petty misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and city traffic dockets. | Case Lookup municipal codes include Clovis, Melrose, Texico, and Grady. |
| Appellate Courts | Appeals after District Court proceedings when appellate jurisdiction applies. | New Mexico Court of Appeals and Supreme Court through statewide court records. |
Docket vs Full Case Record
A docket is the roadmap. The full case record is the file. A Curry County docket may show that a motion, order, plea, judgment, warrant, bond event, or sentence was entered. The full case record may contain the actual motion, court order, judgment, sentence, or related filing. New Mexico Case Lookup can expose public electronic case information, but the public-access source states that documents are not available through Case Lookup. For the larger court-record path, use the Curry County court records page or the court clerk where the case was heard.
| Docket | Full Case Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Tracks events and hearings. | Contains the case documents and orders. |
| Online access | Often visible in Case Lookup or a posted court calendar. | May require clerk, re:SearchNM, or an official request. |
| Best use | Confirm schedule, status, and case progress. | Review filings, judgments, sentencing terms, or certified copies. |
| Limits | May omit details or show only a short event label. | May include sealed, redacted, or nonpublic material that cannot be released. |
Read Curry County Court Dockets
Common docket words have plain meanings. A complaint starts a civil or criminal proceeding. An arraignment is a hearing where charges are read and a plea may be entered. A motion asks the court to take action. An order is the judge's written decision or command. A continuance postpones a hearing or deadline. A disposition is the outcome of a charge or case. A warrant or capias entry may show court action tied to failure to appear or another judicial command.
Docket context matters. A charge listed on a docket is an accusation unless the case later shows a conviction by verdict or plea. A dismissed entry may end a charge, but the effect can differ if it is with prejudice or without prejudice. A case can also show financial fields such as fines, fees, costs, bond, or restitution, but the public screen may not show every line. For payment, New Mexico offers the Fines and Fees portal for appellate, district, magistrate, and metropolitan court locations.