Clark County Court Docket Basics
A docket is the court's running event list for a case. In Indiana MyCase, this usually appears as the chronological case summary, or CCS. For Clark County court dockets, that summary can show when a filing was made, when a hearing was set or continued, when an order was entered, when a judgment or sentence was recorded, and when a payment or balance event posted.
A docket is narrower than the complete court record. It tells the user what happened and when it happened. The full case file may contain the actual complaint, motion, order, sentencing entry, exhibit, decree, or financial record behind the docket entry. Some of those documents are linked online, but the Indiana Judicial Branch warns that not every public document is online and older records may be incomplete in the portal.
- Chronological Case Summary
- The Indiana docket and event log for a court case.
- Hearing
- A scheduled court event with a date, time, court, and hearing type.
- Disposition
- The result of a charge, claim, or case.
- Converted event
- An entry moved from an older system into MyCase, often with limited detail.
Find Clark County Court Dockets Online
Clark County court dockets are searched through Indiana MyCase. The county courts page and the Indiana Judicial Branch Clark County page both route users to MyCase for case information and some documents. For docket work, the key is to open the case result, then read the chronological case summary and hearing sections rather than stopping at the search-results list.
- Open Indiana MyCase and choose the search tab that fits the information available.
- Search by case number, party name, attorney, citation, or business name.
- Use Clark County as a filter when possible to avoid statewide false matches.
- Open the matching case and read the chronological case summary from oldest to newest or newest to oldest, depending on the display.
- Check hearing entries for date, time, court, hearing type, and judicial officer when listed.
- Contact the Clerk of the Courts if the docket suggests a public document exists but the document is not linked online.
The same search can surface criminal, traffic, civil, domestic relations, probate, and protective order docket information, but access varies by case type. For example, public criminal final orders may be available online, while some domestic relations documents may be in-person only for public users under Indiana's access table.
Clark County Docket Entry Fields
The research file did not identify a separate Clark County daily docket database apart from MyCase. The docket fields below come from the MyCase sample case-record inventory and the Indiana case-summary pattern used for Clark County records. A single docket entry may be brief, so context from nearby entries often matters.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Event date | The date a filing, order, hearing, notice, payment, or case action posted. |
| Event description | The court's short text for the filing or action, such as motion, order, judgment, continuance, or sentencing entry. |
| Hearing entry | The hearing type, date, time, court, judicial officer, and courtroom when posted. |
| Document link | A link to a public document when Indiana makes that document available online. |
| Party or attorney | The party or lawyer tied to a filing when the docket displays that detail. |
| Financial event | Charges, payments, credits, balances, or online payment options when allowed. |
| Disposition entry | The case result, charge result, dismissal, judgment, plea, verdict, or sentence entry. |
| Converted event | A migrated entry from a prior system that may have less detail than current MyCase records. |
Clark County Court Dockets by Court
Clark County is not a district-court county in the Texas or Colorado sense. The county's trial work is handled by Clark Circuit Court Nos. 1 through 4 and Clark Superior Court Nos. 5 and 6. Those courts share the same Judicial Center address, but their docket mix differs by local assignment rules.
| Court | Main docket assignments |
|---|---|
| Circuit Court No. 1 | Serious felonies filed in even-numbered months, estates, trusts, adult guardianships, tax sale, conservancy, and some adoptions. |
| Circuit Court No. 2 | Higher felony controlled-substance and legend-drug cases, plus part of the adoption rotation. |
| Circuit Court No. 3 | Level 6 felony cases, OWI, and other motor-vehicle criminal cases under Indiana Title 9 Chapter 30. |
| Circuit Court No. 4 | Serious felonies filed in odd-numbered months, juvenile matters, CHINS, TPR, child guardianships, and adoptions. |
| Superior Court No. 5 | Non-OWI misdemeanors, traffic infractions, ordinance violations, and domestic relations cases. |
| Superior Court No. 6 | Foreclosure, civil collection, small claims, eviction, tort, plenary civil, protective orders, reciprocal support, and Title IV-D. |
City and town courts may also matter for municipal or ordinance issues, and federal cases near Clark County are not in MyCase. Federal dockets belong in PACER or the Southern District of Indiana system.
Clark County Dockets vs Case Records
The docket is a strong tool for tracking movement, but it is not the same as a certified record. A docket can show that an order was entered, while the order itself may need to be opened from a document link or requested from the Clerk. A docket can show that a sentence was imposed, but the sentencing order provides the exact terms.
| Question | Docket | Full case record |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Event log and hearing list. | Case file with filings, orders, judgments, and documents. |
| Best use | Track status, dates, filings, and disposition movement. | Review the legal text of a filing or court order. |
| Online access | Often visible in MyCase for public cases. | Some documents online, some in person, some confidential. |
| Official copy | Useful reference, but not usually a certified copy. | Certified copies come from the Clerk when available. |
For a broader view of Clark County court records, including document access and record types, use the main Clark County court records resource.
Read Clark County Docket Entries
Read Clark County court dockets in sequence. A charge, complaint, petition, or citation starts the case. Later docket entries may show service, bond, an appearance, motions, orders, continuances, hearings, dismissal, judgment, plea, verdict, sentence, payment, or closure. If the case is criminal, a dismissed charge and a conviction are different outcomes. If the case is civil, a judgment and a settlement entry do not mean the same thing.
Docket terms also vary by case type. In traffic cases, an infraction is a non-criminal violation and an ordinance violation is tied to local law. In civil cases, a plaintiff files a claim against a defendant. In family and probate cases, the terms petitioner and respondent are more common. In estate cases, the docket may name a decedent, estate, personal representative, or guardian.
Clark County traffic docket entries deserve a separate check because the Clerk's traffic page states that traffic court dates are held at the Judicial Center and that nonpayment or failure to appear can lead to BMV noncompliance action rather than an arrest warrant for the ordinary grace-period scenario. CDL operators have no grace period under the traffic page. Criminal OWI and motor-vehicle cases are different from ordinary traffic infractions because Clark County routes those criminal matters to Circuit Court No. 3.
Note: MyCase balances may not include the latest payment, charge, or interest, so the Clerk is the official balance source.
Clark County Docket Request Fallbacks
If a docket entry points to a public document that is not linked, contact the Clark County Clerk of the Courts. The Clerk administers court records, prepares permanent historical records, and processes documents for court cases. The office is at the Clark County Judicial Center, Room 137, 501 E Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130. The phone number is 812-285-6244, and the fax number is 812-285-6372.
Traffic docket questions may route to the traffic department at 812-285-6399 or traffic@clarkcounty.in.gov. Sheriff booking records and jail custody details are separate from the court docket, even when the docket mentions bond, warrant, or custody events. Use the sheriff or statewide jail systems for custody status and the court docket for case status.
Clark County Clerk of the Courts
501 E Court Avenue #137
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
812-285-6244
Fax: 812-285-6372