Logan County Court Dockets
A court docket is the court's schedule and event record. In Logan County, the public docket search is used to find docket-level information for state cases handled through Logan County Combined Courts. A docket can point to a case, a hearing date, a case class, a party search result, or a court location. It does not provide a full packet of pleadings or images of all filings.
That distinction is important for Logan County court dockets because the online tool is a lookup tool, not a case-file download system. A person may find a criminal case setting, civil matter, traffic case, family case, probate matter, or county-court setting, then still need the clerk's office for a complaint, disposition, sentence order, ticket, divorce decree, probate letter, or Register of Action. The Logan County court records process is the broader route for those case papers.
Logan County is part of Colorado's 13th Judicial District. State District Court and County Court functions are housed locally at Logan County Combined Courts, while Sterling Municipal Court handles city municipal traffic, criminal, and animal tickets. A city ticket may not appear in the same place as a state case.
Find Logan County Court Dockets Online
The official public online tool is the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search. The Logan County Judicial Branch landing page links this tool as "Find Dockets." The search form supports location, court type, date range, case number, party, business, and attorney filters. It also says at least one filter besides date is required, so a broad date-only lookup will not work.
- Open the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search.
- Choose the 13th Judicial District, Logan County, or Logan County Combined Courts if those fields fit the search.
- Select Court Type when known. Use District for felony, divorce, probate, juvenile, mental health, and higher civil matters. Use County for misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, protection orders, and limited civil matters.
- Set the date range, then add a case number, party name, business name, attorney name, or attorney bar number.
- Review the docket result for case class, court, parties, and public events. Request documents separately when the docket is not enough.
Case-number searching is split into 4-Digit Year, Case Class, and Case Sequence. Visible case-class choices include C, CR, CV, CW, DR, JD, JV, M, PR, R, S, and T. Those codes help separate civil, criminal, domestic, juvenile, probate, traffic, and related case categories.
Logan County Docket Search Fields
Because the docket form is field driven, good search terms matter. A case number is usually the most precise path. If the case number is not known, a party name or business name can work, but common names may require tighter location and date filters. Attorney name and bar number searches can be useful when a lawyer is known.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Judicial District | Lets the user narrow results to the 13th Judicial District. |
| County | Limits results to Logan County when selected. |
| Courthouse | Identifies Logan County Combined Courts for local state cases. |
| Court Type | Separates District Court, County Court, or both. |
| Date Range | Controls the time window for hearings or docket results. |
| Case Number | Uses year, case class, and sequence fields. |
| Party or Business | Searches for an individual first and last name or an entity name. |
| Attorney | Searches by attorney name or state bar number. |
The public docket search inventory from the research did not include a clicked individual case sample. The confirmed sample inventory is therefore based on the visible search form and public docket logic, not on a specific person's case file.
Courts With Logan County Dockets
Logan County's court structure affects where a docket is found. Colorado District Court and County Court dockets use the state Judicial Branch search. Sterling Municipal Court is a city court, and the official municipal page does not publish a public database in the captured research. It directs users to call the municipal court clerk for traffic, criminal, animal tickets, court-ordered fines, costs, and fees.
| Court or Office | Role | Docket Access |
|---|---|---|
| Logan County Combined Courts | Local site for District Court and County Court functions | Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search and clerk contact |
| 13th Judicial District District Court | Felony, civil, domestic, probate, juvenile, mental health, and appeals where allowed | State docket search, then clerk request for documents |
| Logan County Court | Misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, protection order, limited civil, and early felony complaint matters | State docket search, then clerk request for documents |
| Sterling Municipal Court | Municipal traffic, criminal, and animal tickets | Call 970-522-9700 and ask for the Municipal Court Clerk |
Current local court staff listed by the Colorado Judicial Branch include Renee Harty, Clerk of Court and Probate Registrar, and Ray Ann Brammer, Logan County Court Judge. District judges in the 13th Judicial District sit across several northeast Colorado counties, so not every district judge listing means a daily Logan County docket.
Logan County Dockets vs Records
A docket is best for tracking what happened, what is scheduled, and whether the case exists in the public index. A full case record is the file behind the docket. It may include pleadings, orders, minute orders, sentence documents, tickets, divorce decrees, probate letters, wills, judgments, and other records that are not downloaded from the public docket form.
| Issue | Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Search result, event list, and schedule information | Documents, orders, filings, and certified copies |
| Online Access | Free public docket search | Requested through the statewide record form or clerk |
| Best Use | Find hearing dates, case class, party match, or case number | Prove disposition, read a filing, obtain a decree, or use a certified record |
| Limits | No free pleading images from the public form | Fees, ID, redaction, or restriction review may apply |
Read Logan County Court Dockets
Several terms appear often in Logan County docket work. A complaint starts many civil or criminal matters. An information is a prosecutor's formal charging document in a criminal case. A motion asks the court to enter an order. An order is the court's directive. A disposition is the final outcome of a charge or case, and a sentence is the punishment or court requirement imposed after conviction.
Criminal docket users should watch for advisement, arraignment, preliminary hearing, plea, disposition, sentence, bond, restitution, probation, and continuance entries. The District Attorney's FAQ for the 13th Judicial District explains that an advisement is when a defendant is read possible charges and constitutional rights, and bond is generally addressed if the person is in custody. A preliminary hearing is not a trial. It is a felony-stage hearing where the judge decides whether enough evidence supports further proceedings.
Civil and family docket users should watch for complaint, answer, petition, response, hearing, order, judgment, satisfaction, parenting plan, support order, and decree references. Probate users may see letters, application, petition, will, trust, closing, claims, or date-of-death references in request options, but probate records can require review or ID before release.
Note: A docket entry can confirm activity, but the clerk controls release of the full document behind it.
Logan County Docket Help
When the docket search does not answer a question, Logan County Combined Courts is the local state court contact. The public counter is listed at 110 N. Riverview Road, Room 205, Sterling, CO 80751. The phone line is 970-522-6565 Option 7, and the clerk email is LoganClerksOffice@judicial.state.co.us. Public hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Logan County Combined Courts
110 N. Riverview Road, Room 205
Sterling, CO 80751
970-522-6565 Option 7
LoganClerksOffice@judicial.state.co.us
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For payments tied to court fees, fines, costs, or restitution, the Colorado Judicial Online Payment System is a separate official channel. It is not a docket search, but it may help once the county, case number, ticket number, or name is known.