The Potter County Court Calendar
The county gathers its calendar material on an official Court Dockets hub. The hub groups PDF notices under each court. The list covers County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2. It also covers the 47th, 108th, 181st, 251st, and 320th District Courts. Pick the right court before you pick a date. A District Court setting will not show up under a County Court at Law heading. The files announce criminal docket calls and jury trials. They also list civil dismissal dockets, civil trial weeks, motions, and other settings.
A posted notice is just one view of the Potter County court calendar. A case with a future hearing may be missing from a trial-week PDF. A PDF may also list a case the basic portal barely describes. Some court pages add a calendar, coordinator instructions, or live-stream details. County Court at Law No. 1, for instance, posts its calendar and live streams on its official court page. Always read the whole current notice, including deadlines and warnings about changes.
Potter County Calendar PDF Hub
Think of the PDF hub as a public bulletin board. It is not a live, all-court agenda. Each link belongs to a named court and usually to a date or docket type. Open the court group first. Then compare the file date, cause number, setting label, and courtroom against the case record. Trial-week notices get replaced as the date nears. A saved copy proves what was posted, but a newer notice always wins.
If the hub gives you trouble, the county Online Directory is a good fallback. It links Case Information, Court Dockets, clerks, courts, Justice Courts, and specialty courts. All of these sit on one index. Use the index to pin down the cause and court. The PDF then supplies the rules for that docket call or trial list. Still stuck? The clerk or coordinator can settle a conflict.
Note: A Potter County PDF setting list can change after you download it. Check the court, file date, and any replacement before you appear.
How to Find Your Court Date
Pull the exact cause number and court name first. Take them from a notice, bond paper, citation, or filed document. Potter County splits its clerks and lower courts. The District Clerk keeps district civil, criminal, and family papers. The County Clerk holds records for the constitutional County Court. It also holds the County Courts at Law records. Each Justice of the Peace keeps its own records. Amarillo Municipal Court runs a city docket. Once the right office is clear, use every channel that fits:
- Check the county Case Information portal, then open the Court Dockets hub for the named court’s PDF.
- Search re:SearchTX for statewide case or hearing information. Registration and document charges may apply, and criminal coverage is not complete.
- Call the proper clerk. The District Clerk main office is 806-379-2300, criminal is 806-379-2313, and the County Clerk Court Department is 806-379-2284.
- Use public search computers at the District Clerk or County Clerk counter, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Bring exact case information.
- For a Justice Court matter, contact the correct precinct. No unified Potter County JP calendar was verified.
- For an Amarillo citation, use the separate Municipal Court docket, which accepts date, time, and partial-last-name searches.
- Read courthouse postings and confirm them with the clerk, court coordinator, or attorney handling the case.
Potter County Calendar Setting Types
A setting label tells you what the court plans to do. It does not tell you the outcome. Potter County samples show several forms of calendar work. Reading the label first keeps a management date from being mistaken for a full trial date.
- Docket call
- A calendar-management setting where cases are called, announced, assigned, or prepared for trial.
- Jury trial docket
- A list of cases scheduled for a jury period, subject to resets and continuances.
- Civil dismissal docket
- A review list for cases that may face dismissal for want of prosecution under Rule 165a. It is not a dismissal order.
- Appearance docket
- An Amarillo Municipal Court setting before trial where a person may speak with a prosecutor.
- Reset
- A new setting after an earlier date moved. It does not resolve the case.
Criminal PDFs in Potter County may carry motion deadlines, announcement cutoffs, and bond fields. Civil notices can demand a written continuance request or an affidavit. The type of setting decides when to appear and what has to happen first.
Reading a Court Setting
Read across the whole calendar line. Then study the notice around the table. Potter County court calendar PDFs often tuck key procedure into the header or the instructions. A party name alone can create a false match when names are common. Match the cause number, court, date, and setting type.
| Date | The scheduled day, subject to a later reset or replacement notice. |
|---|---|
| Time | The start time for the docket call, hearing, or trial list, which may cover many cases. |
| Courtroom | The room, suite, or building. District and county courts use different sites and suites. |
| Judge | The named court or presiding judge linked to the setting. Assignments can change. |
| Setting Type | Docket call, jury trial, dismissal review, motion, appearance, or virtual hearing. |
A criminal calendar may also list the offense, disposition, counsel, bond company, indictment date, or the next docket-call date. A civil calendar usually shows the cause number, case style, and attorneys. None of those fields alone proves guilt, liability, or a final judgment.
Potter County Calendar Locations
Where a hearing happens depends on which court holds it. County Courts at Law sit at 500 South Fillmore Street. District courts and the District Clerk work from 350 SE 6th Avenue, spread across court-specific suites. Amarillo Municipal Court holds its sessions at 201 SE 4th Avenue. A line reading only "Suite 4A" means little. Pin down the building and the court first.
Official pages add that context. The 320th District Court page and its counterparts each describe their own setting. Do not assume every Potter County docket convenes in the historic courthouse. Several do not. When a notice allows a virtual appearance, follow only the current official instructions it gives. Old PDFs can carry meeting credentials that no longer work. Never copy them from a stale filing.
Resets, Continuances, and Cancellations
Terms shift once a date moves. A reset simply relocates a setting. A continuance is a request, or an order, pushing a proceeding to another day. A cancellation wipes the planned event off the Potter County court calendar. The case itself may stay open. Local procedure also varies by court. The sampled 108th District Court civil dismissal notice demanded a written motion plus affidavit. That filing was due at least seven days before docket call. The 320th civil jury notice treated agreed written continuances differently from contested ones. It barred oral continuances absent urgent circumstances.
Criminal dockets carry their own cutoffs. One sampled County Court at Law No. 2 docket required an announcement by 4:00 p.m. the day before. It also set a separate deadline for discovery-based continuance motions. Never carry one court's deadline onto another Potter County court calendar. Check the newest PDF, the case entry, and the coordinator's direction. A blank line can mean a reset or a different docket rather than a dismissal.
Potter County Calendar Changes
Expect the calendar to shift. The 320th District Court criminal jury notice states it plainly. Its docket can change at the judge's discretion. Trial lists shrink as cases plead out, settle, take continuances, or move elsewhere. A civil dismissal docket may produce an order in some cases while the rest stay active. Treat any posted row as a snapshot, nothing more.
Myth: A downloaded Potter County court calendar locks the case into that date.
Fact: The judge may change a setting, and the current case entry or court notice should be checked close to the event.
When a portal and the direct court notice disagree, the notice wins. Call the coordinator or clerk to sort it out. Have the cause number, PDF title, and date handy so staff can find the setting fast.
Potter County Calendar Cutoffs
Deadlines on a Potter County court calendar can land well before the hearing itself. The sampled County Court at Law No. 2 criminal docket call set deadlines. Suppression work was due by the Friday before jury. Discovery-continuance motions needed at least 14 days before jury. Announcement was due by 4:00 p.m. on the prior day. Skip that announcement and the case could stay set for trial. Reading the case row alone is not safe.
Other settings follow other rules. A sampled 320th criminal jury notice set other cutoffs. It covers expert-objection timing, plea deadlines, Article 28.01 motion rules, and a Friday cutoff for remaining pretrial motions. Article 28.01 covers what a criminal court may decide before trial begins. So follow the notice tied to your specific case, not a neighbor's.
Note: A docket-call time may govern many cases. Filing and announcement deadlines can fall days earlier.
What To Do If You Miss a Setting
Act fast. Contact the court or clerk listed on the setting. Give them the cause number, the court, and the missed date. If you have a lawyer, call counsel too. Ask whether the setting was reset and whether the court issued an order, warrant, bond action, or other instruction. Paying or filing at another clerk window will not cure the absence.
Missed a Setting? A missed Potter County criminal or municipal setting can lead to failure-to-appear consequences, a warrant, or bond action.
Call the correct court or clerk promptly and obtain the current setting and instructions.
Consult a licensed attorney about legal consequences before making an unplanned appearance.
For Amarillo Municipal Court, call 806-378-3082. District matters belong with the District Clerk department or the court coordinator. County-level matters go to the County Clerk Court Department or the named County Court at Law. A Justice Court matter must reach the correct precinct. Going court first beats any unrelated database.