The Castro County Court Calendar
Schedules and dockets are not the same thing in Castro County. The calendar lists upcoming settings. A docket is the dated record of everything filed or done in one case. For district matters, the 64th Judicial District Court posts the clearest official calendar online. Calendar, docket, and trial documents sit on its site. A PDF there shows real detail. It can list the court, judge, date, case style, cause number, setting type, time, and location. That calendar does not cover every hearing. The other courts keep separate schedules too. That includes the 242nd District Court, the constitutional County Court, the Justice Court, and the municipal courts. Per the Texas Judicial Branch FAQ, no single public case-search portal exists for Texas courts. The clerk of the proper court stays the reliable source. District staff may work out of Plainview. The Castro County case record remains with the clerk in Dimmitt.
Castro County Posted Calendar PDFs
The 64th court's PDFs are official scheduling documents, not a third-party index. Open the newest file matching your court and date. Check when it was published. Then compare its setting against the latest event on iDocket and any notice filed in the case. Each answers a different question. The PDF shows a planned calendar. The register shows what was actually entered in the file. Nothing official says how often Castro County calendar PDFs update or how far ahead they run. A stale PDF can stay online after a reset. For a disputed or near-term hearing, it never replaces direct confirmation. Before you drive anywhere, run a three-part check: posted calendar, newest docket entry, and the coordinator's word. That habit matters most when a Castro County case may be heard in Plainview. Note: A posted calendar is only a snapshot. The newest official court confirmation controls whether the setting remains active.
How to Find Your Court Date
Begin with the paper. A notice, citation, or pleading names the court handling the matter. Felony and major civil cases usually route to the District Clerk and a district court. County-level misdemeanor, civil, or probate work is different. It runs through the County Clerk and County Court. Fine-only offenses, traffic tickets, evictions, and small claims are different again. Those may sit with the Justice Court or a municipal court instead.
- Identify the named court and find the cause or case number, if known.
- Check the iDocket public-access site, or open the 64th court calendar for a district setting.
- Read events by date and look for reset, pass, continued, notice, or order language.
- Call the responsible clerk or coordinator to confirm the date, time, place, and appearance method.
- Ask the clerk for the filed notice or order when written proof is needed.
A screen is not the only way to check. The District and County Clerk counter sits at 100 E Bedford Street, Room 101, in Dimmitt. The shared phone is 806-647-3338. You can mail a narrow written request to that address. The published fax is 806-647-5438. Confirm the office accepts faxes before sending one. At the courthouse, ask whether a current posted docket or a staff-assisted search is offered.
Castro County Calendar Contacts
Calendar authority here is split. The clerk can pull the case record and any filed notice. The coordinator knows the court's live schedule. For constitutional County Court matters, the official County Judge page lists coordinator Veronica Pacheco at 806-647-4451. The 64th court lists its Plainview office at 806-291-5234. The 242nd court's county page lists its Plainview office at 806-291-5254.
| Castro County calendar | Confirmation point | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| 64th District Court | 64th coordinator and District Clerk | The docket names the 64th |
| 242nd District Court | 242nd court and District Clerk | The case is assigned to the 242nd |
| County Court | County coordinator and County Clerk | A county setting is involved |
| Justice Court | Justice of the Peace office | A JP case or citation is named |
Dimmitt, Hart, and Nazareth Municipal Courts set their own local dates. None of the three posts an official public city citation calendar. Call the city court named on the citation rather than assuming the county calendar includes it.
Reading a Court Setting
Read the whole setting line, not just the date. The date alone tells you little. It will not say whether the event is a trial, a brief status call, or a hearing on one motion. Court and judge identify the forum. A listed time may start a group docket call rather than your own appointment. Location matters too, since a Castro County district case may be set in Plainview.
| Date | The scheduled day; compare it with later reset or continuance entries. |
|---|---|
| Time | The listed start, which may be a shared docket-call time. |
| Courtroom | The room or building in the current notice; do not infer it from the clerk address. |
| Judge | The assigned judge or court, which points to the right coordinator. |
| Setting Type | Arraignment, pretrial, motion hearing, announcement, plea, sentencing, jury trial, or bench trial. |
Use the case style and cause number to tell similar names apart. Confirm how you must appear. Castro County sources publish no standing remote-hearing policy, so do not assume a video appearance is allowed.
Castro County Setting Vocabulary
Calendar labels tell you the purpose of a date, not the outcome. One case can pass through many settings. Reading the terms in order keeps an old event from being mistaken for the next required appearance.
- Announcement docket
- A calendar call used to report whether cases are ready for a later hearing or trial.
- Pretrial or status conference
- A case-management setting held before trial.
- Motion hearing
- A hearing on a request for court action; a short label may not state the whole issue.
- Reset
- A setting moved to a new date.
- Continuance
- An authorized postponement.
- Pass
- A setting that did not go forward or was not reached; confirm whether a new date exists.
A dismissal-for-want-of-prosecution calendar lists cases proposed for dismissal. That list is not the final signed order. Ask the proper Castro County clerk for the order before treating the case as closed.
Resets, Continuances, and Cancellations
A reset can play tricks on the calendar. Castro County often leaves the old date sitting in the event history after a continuance. The oldest entries mislead. Work through the register in order. Find the last entry that sets, passes, or changes the hearing. That entry controls. If a PDF and the register disagree, phone the coordinator. The docket only records what was entered. The coordinator can confirm the court's current schedule.
Castro County publishes no universal reset form, automatic extension, local deadline, or fixed approval process. Filing a request does not by itself mean the date moved. Ask the court how to submit it. Then get an order or notice confirming the outcome. Weather, a holiday, or a sudden closure can also affect a setting, so call ahead. The county keeps no standing closure page.
Before traveling: verify the court, newest date, time, location, and appearance method with the office that controls the setting.
When Castro County iDocket Is Silent
An empty iDocket result is not proof that nothing is set. The provider lists Castro County participation for the County Clerk, County Court, District Clerk, both district courts, and Justice of the Peace. Exact case and document coverage still needs the clerk's confirmation. Municipal dockets may not appear at all. Sealed, restricted, new, or older cases may take a direct request.
When the docket search comes up dry, use the fallback chain. Call or visit the clerk first. Follow with a narrow mail request if needed. Use fax or email only after the office confirms it accepts that channel. Include the court, the cause number, the case style, and a limited date range. Ask for the newest setting and any filed notice. One quirk: the provider's legacy "last case filed" date marks a new-case date, not each later filing. It cannot tell you when a calendar last changed.
Note: Annual OCA reports are statistical summaries. They are not live Castro County calendars or case-level search tools.
What To Do If You Miss a Setting
Miss a Castro County court date? Act fast. Contact the court named in the notice or citation. Ask three things: whether the matter was reset, whether an order issued, and what action is now required. Then ask the clerk for the docket entry or filed order. A new hearing date may not show up online right away. If a lawyer represents the party, contact that lawyer without delay.
Missed a setting? A missed appearance can lead to court action, including a failure-to-appear consequence or another order, depending on the case.
Call the responsible court or coordinator first and obtain current instructions.
Seek advice from a licensed attorney when rights, a warrant, bond, or a short deadline may be involved.
The Castro County clerk can hand over records but cannot give legal advice. Keep notes on the date, the person you reached, and the instructions you received. Ask for written confirmation whenever the court offers it.
Castro County Dimmitt-Plainview Split
The records counter and the working court office may sit in different towns. In Castro County, the District Clerk keeps district case records in Room 101 in Dimmitt. The 64th Judicial District Court lists its main office at the Hale County Justice Center in Plainview. The 242nd page gives a Plainview office too. A docket page and a calendar notice can point to two different places for that reason.
Never pick a courtroom from the county name alone. Read the newest notice for the building, room, and time. Then call the coordinator. For an in-person clerk visit in Dimmitt, the county's official entrance notice directs the public to the west side of the courthouse. The north and east entrances are closed. Parking, phone, locker, and recording rules are not published. Confirm those details before you arrive.