Comanche County Criminal Docket Searches
The quickest public calendar sits at the Comanche County Civil/Criminal Dockets Archives. Its dated PDFs are handy. They show whether a County Court criminal matter was set on a given day. A district felony file is a different job. Begin that one at the Comanche County District Clerk. Follow the county link to the Tyler Odyssey portal. Each tool serves its own purpose, and the clerk file outranks them both.
Start with the court named on any notice or filing you have. A cause number beats a name search. Similar names show up, and the county splits records among several offices. Is an online result missing or murky? Call the clerk, visit the counter, or send a written request. Do not assume a case is absent just because the screen shows nothing.
- Identify County Court, the 220th Judicial District Court, Justice Court, or a municipal court.
- Check the county archive for a dated Criminal Docket List when a setting date is known.
- Use the District Clerk linked portal for an indexed felony or district case.
- Compare the court, cause number, setting, and date before relying on a match.
- Ask the proper clerk for the current entry or a certified copy when proof is needed.
Read Comanche Docket Headers First
Comanche County labels its postings “COMANCHE COUNTY COURT” and “Criminal Docket List.” The lists name the Comanche Courthouse Annex. They carry “From” and “To” dates at the top. Read that header before anything else. It tells you the court and the calendar span behind the entries. That matters far more than a file name or a loose search hit.
A From and To range covering a single day usually means settings for that day. It says nothing about when a charge was filed. Nor does it give the date a judgment was signed, or show whether a later reset moved the next appearance. Check the archive again for a newer posting. If the date carries real legal weight, call the County Clerk. The County Clerk’s official page names Ruby Lesley’s office. That office is the source behind the posted county docket channel.
Criminal Dockets: What They Show
One Comanche County criminal docket block holds more than a name and a time. Fields can include the case number, court date, setting, and setting time. Offense, offense date, bond, and bondsman appear too. So do the arresting agency, attorney, disposition, and a narrative line. A date of birth appears too. That is private data. Keep it out of notes, screenshots, and anything you share.
| Case Number | The local cross-reference for the calendar entry and clerk file, such as the cause number printed on the docket. |
|---|---|
| Court Date and Time | The scheduled event shown on that dated list, subject to later reset or cancellation. |
| Setting | A label such as ARRAIGNMENT, STATUS, or MTR; use the displayed label without guessing at an undefined code. |
| Offense and Bond | Fields recorded for the matter; they do not by themselves prove current case or bond status. |
| Disposition | A result field that may be blank, pending, or filled and should be checked against the clerk’s current record. |
The public calendar skips much of the case file. It does not promise every motion, order, payment, transcript, image, or sealed item. A portal event is also not the same thing as a certified document.
Comanche Criminal Setting Labels
The county's 2025 and 2026 criminal dockets carry a handful of terse setting labels. ARRAIGNMENT marks a clear stage. It is where the charge and the plea get addressed. STATUS points to a status setting, not a final outcome. MTR shows up in the local PDFs too. The county does not spell out what it stands for. Keep "MTR" exactly as written on the docket. Ask the clerk or your lawyer what it means in that case.
- Setting
- A scheduled court event, not proof that the event took place.
- Disposition
- The docket field for an outcome or case state; a blank cell is not a legal conclusion.
- CA
- A local field label whose expansion was not found in the official key.
- Criminal Docket List
- The county’s official name for a dated calendar PDF.
Short labels like these make a Comanche County criminal court docket easier to scan at a glance. Context still comes from the full entry and the current record held by the clerk, so read each label with care.
Criminal Case Stages on the Docket
A criminal case can pass through several docket events before it closes. The route depends on the charge and the court, and many matters skip stages entirely. Comanche County docket entries may open with an arraignment or another early setting, then move to pretrial or status settings. Motions and resets add more events along the way. A plea, trial, dismissal, or other disposition may follow. Sentencing can be its own event.
Docket flow: Filing › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
Treat the docket as a running index of events, not a verdict. A charge is not a conviction. A bond field proves nothing by itself. A setting does not show the hearing ever happened. Read the field names, the dates, and the court together. When a result must be established, get the signed order or judgment from the clerk.
County Calendar or Felony File
The clerk split drives every Comanche County criminal docket search. The County Clerk posts County Court criminal calendar PDFs and handles county-level matters. District files live elsewhere. The Comanche County District Clerk keeps district criminal and felony files for the 220th Judicial District Court. A listing in the County Clerk archive is never a complete search. It leaves district felony records untouched.
| Record | Likely Custodian | Best First Step |
|---|---|---|
| County Court dated criminal list | County Clerk | Open the official docket archive, then confirm by phone. |
| District felony case file | District Clerk | Use the county-linked Odyssey portal or contact the clerk. |
| JP Class C or issued citation | Justice Court | Read the issuing agency and contact the JP clerk. |
| City ordinance or Class C case | Municipal clerk | Use the named city court and its citation channel. |
Comanche County’s 220th District Court serves Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. The multi-county layout does not move the paperwork. A Comanche filing stays with the Comanche District Clerk as the local case-file contact.
Comanche County Criminal Docket Courts
Criminal work in Comanche County splits across several courts. Felonies and other district criminal matters sit in the 220th Judicial District Court. Misdemeanors at the county level go to the constitutional County Court. The countywide Justice of the Peace takes assigned Class C matters and citations. City ordinance cases belong in municipal court. Class C matters inside city limits go there too. That means the Comanche and De Leon courts.
For traffic cases, the issuing agency tells you where to look. The county FAQ routes citations from DPS, the Sheriff, or a Game Warden to the Justice of the Peace. Comanche Police citations go to Comanche Municipal Court. That split is why one county portal cannot cover every criminal docket. The Texas trial-court overview walks through the court levels. For the actual court, though, the local notice or cause number is what identifies it.
Request a Comanche Name Search
A criminal name search covers Comanche County records only. Per the county FAQ, you can ask in person or in writing, and the clerk needs a name plus a date or starting point. Supply no date and the default span runs 1992 to the present. Identifiers help the clerk tell records apart, but send private data only through the office's approved request process.
The fees are simple. Each name search costs $5, a search letter is $5, copies run $1 per page, and certification adds $5 per case. A written request should include a cashier's check or money order, a return address, and a phone number. Confirm current charges and the correct payee before you mail anything. The District Clerk also asks for a self-addressed stamped envelope and an envelope marked "Records Request," sent to PO Box 206, Comanche, Texas 76442.
Need a date that matters now? Call instead of relying on mail. County Clerk: 325-356-2655. District Clerk: 325-356-2342.
Comanche Docket Posting Timeline
The archive stays active, not just an old file shelf. Criminal docket PDFs have carried the county seal from April and August 2025. Postings reach into 2026. Those months are January, March, June, and August 2026. The January and June 2026 files keep the same broad field families and calendar style. That continuity makes the archive useful for dated County Court settings.
It does not prove a fixed publication schedule, though. A PDF can be pulled without notice. It can also be revised or replaced. Its page count says nothing about how many cases it holds. When you track a public matter, save the docket date and source URL. Then look for a later list. You can also ask the County Clerk whether a reset produced a new setting. Even a fresh PDF is only the calendar its header shows.
Access Rules for Criminal Dockets
Texas court access is record-specific. The Texas Judicial Branch splits court case records from administrative judicial records. The two do not travel the same route. Chapter 552 treats judiciary information differently from ordinary executive-agency material. Rule 12 governs judicial administrative records instead. Criminal case access still bends to sealing, confidentiality, redaction, and court rules.
Key access rules:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 recognizes the judiciary boundary and protects confidential information.
Texas Judicial Branch open-records policy separates case records from Rule 12 administrative judicial records.
Texas Government Code §51.902 addresses state court document databases and clerk responsibility limits.
A visible docket event does not guarantee access. The document behind it may stay closed. Sealed files, protected identifiers, juvenile information, and confidential family material may be withheld or redacted. Never read a charge, blank disposition, arresting-agency field, or calendar entry as proof of guilt or final status. Verify the current record with the originating clerk.