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Curry County District Court Overview

Curry County sits in New Mexico's Ninth Judicial District with Roosevelt County. The Curry County District Court is located at 700 N. Main St., Suite 11, Clovis, NM 88101. Public hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The main phone is 575-742-7500, and the fax is 575-763-5160. The court phone tree routes through Option 1, Option 1, then choices for Jury, Criminal, Domestic Matters or Child Support, Juvenile, Civil or Probate, and General Info.

District Court handles felony criminal cases, civil matters beyond limited-jurisdiction authority, domestic relations, juvenile matters when public access is allowed, estate disputes, mental health matters, and appeals from lower courts. It is not the only court that can appear in Curry County records. Magistrate Court handles misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, traffic, landlord-tenant, civil claims within its limit, and felony preliminary hearings. Municipal Courts handle city ordinance, petty misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and municipal traffic matters for places such as Clovis, Melrose, Texico, and Grady.

Appeals usually move from District Court to the New Mexico Court of Appeals, with the New Mexico Supreme Court serving as the court of last resort. District Court can also receive appeals from lower courts. That means a Curry County record search may need both the original lower-court venue and the District Court file if a Magistrate or Municipal Court matter was appealed.

The official Curry County District Court docket page shows how current docket access is presented by the Ninth Judicial District.

For hearings not found there, the research says users should contact the court because docket details can contain omissions.

Curry County District Court Judges

The Ninth Judicial District judge directory lists three Curry County District Court divisions at the Curry County Courthouse. The directory provides division numbers, suite addresses, phone routing, fax numbers, and proposed-text email addresses. The table keeps the division structure visible because Curry County does not use a long list of separate numbered district courts like some states do.

The official District Court judges directory is the source for judge and division contact details.

Use the clerk's general record channel for case copies rather than sending record requests to an individual judge's chambers.

Curry County District Court Roles

Curry County court records are easier to search when the venue is identified first. District Court is the general trial court. Magistrate Court and Municipal Courts are lower courts with narrower jurisdiction. Probate Court is a county court for informal and uncontested estates, but contested probate moves to District Court.

Curry County Case Movement

A criminal case can begin outside District Court when a person is arrested or cited. Magistrate Court may handle first-stage felony proceedings, misdemeanors, traffic, or DWI. If felony charges are filed for District Court, the District Court file becomes the main criminal court record. Civil and domestic cases can begin directly in District Court when they fall within general-jurisdiction authority.

Criminal flow: Arrest or citation › Magistrate or first appearance › information or indictment › arraignment › pretrial hearings › plea or trial › disposition and sentence › appeal.

Civil and domestic flow: Petition or complaint › answer › motions and discovery › mediation or hearings › trial or settlement › judgment › appeal.

The Ninth Judicial District fees and costs page supplies filing and copy charges for District Court matters.

Copy fees matter after the case is found because Case Lookup does not provide downloadable court documents.

Curry County District Court Dockets

The District Court docket page provides current-day plus six days of hearings. The research also notes that the court warns docket details may contain omissions and that no warranty is made. If a hearing is not found, or more detail is needed, contact the court. Dockets are not the same as full case records. A docket is a schedule or event list, while the case file contains pleadings, orders, judgments, and other filings when public access is allowed.

The Ninth Judicial District records request service page is the court-side path for records requests.

For copies, certifications, older files, and records not fully available online, use the District Court Clerk rather than relying on the docket alone.

Curry County Lower Courts

Curry County Magistrate Court is at 221 Pile St., Clovis, NM 88101, with public hours Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and phone 575-762-3766. It is a separate court, not a branch of the County Clerk. It is important for traffic, DWI/DUI, misdemeanor, landlord-tenant, limited civil, and felony preliminary-hearing records.

The Ninth Judicial District Magistrate Court judges page gives the lower-court context for Curry and Roosevelt Counties.

Municipal Courts add another layer for Clovis, Melrose, Texico, and Grady municipal matters.

Curry County Court Payments

District Court and lower-court fines, costs, or filing payments should follow official court instructions. The statewide New Mexico court fines and fees portal appears in the district-court manifest and is useful when a court payment is eligible for online handling. Not every record request or case payment belongs there. Copy requests still require clerk cost confirmation when the amount depends on pages, certification, or file availability.

The fee page also separates filing fees from copy costs. Civil filing, domestic filing, appeals, jury demands, photocopies, certifications, divorce packets, and tape or CD duplication have different amounts. A requester who only needs a file copy should not assume that a filing fee applies. A party who is opening or appealing a case should confirm the filing category before paying.

For case files, use Case Lookup to identify the case and the District Court Clerk to obtain copies or certifications.