The Archer County Court Calendar
No single live calendar covers every court in Archer County. The District Clerk links to the Texas UCMS Public Access Portal. There, "Search Hearings" lists hearings inside a date range. A separate "Smart Search" handles court records instead. The difference matters. Tomorrow's setting calls for the hearings route. Tracing every filing in a case points to Smart Search or the wider Archer County case search.
The county also keeps an official County Court Jury Docket archive. Its visible entries carry 2018 dates. The archive explains how local jury settings work, but it cannot prove a current court date. District, county, JP, and municipal schedules stay separate. Each court controls its own settings, changes, and rules for appearing.
Archer County Odyssey Hearing Search
Start at the Archer County District Clerk page and pick Court Records Search. Choose "Search Hearings" there. Set your date range in the live application, and narrow the results with the on-screen controls. JavaScript and cookies must be enabled. The form itself lists the court, judge, room, lawyer, and setting filters it offers. Read the choices there before you search.
- Identify the court named on the notice.
- Open Search Hearings through the county-linked portal.
- Choose a tight range around the expected date.
- Match the cause number, court, and party information.
- Record the setting type and confirm it with the court.
A blank screen is often just a browser problem. Turn on JavaScript, allow cookies, and retry with a current browser before deciding the search has no results.
How to Find Your Court Date
Match the channel to the court. No single Archer County calendar reaches every level. Phone, mail, and counter service still matter when a setting is new, restricted, archived, or held in a lower court.
- For district civil, family, or felony cases, check Odyssey and call the District Clerk at 940-574-4615 if needed.
- For constitutional county court cases, call the County Clerk at 940-574-4302 or the county coordinator.
- For a JP case, contact the precinct shown on the notice through the four-court directory.
- For a municipal case, contact that city's court clerk.
- For an in-person check, take the cause number and notice to the clerk that keeps the case.
The District Clerk sits on the second floor of the Archer County Courthouse at 100 S. Center, Archer City. Mail goes to PO Box 815. The County Clerk counter is at 112 E. Walnut, with mail to PO Box 427. Give the clerk the court, cause number, expected date, and setting type. Archer County posts no unified daily list. Ask at the counter what public terminals or printed sheets are offered.
Archer County Jury Docket Archive
The archived jury dockets show plenty. An Archer County calendar entry can carry far more than a date. Each PDF lays out the court, the jury setting, the appearance time, the readiness deadline, and a cause-number table. Some even tell counsel how to announce ready or request a continuance. Those directions belong to that listed docket alone. Confirm with the court before applying them to a new case.
The official Archer County jury docket source shows the dated archive in its county setting.
That official page also shows why the publication date matters. Check it before relying on any calendar entry. A historical jury docket teaches local procedure, but it is not a current daily calendar for Archer County courts.
Reading a Court Setting
A setting is a scheduled court event, nothing more. It does not prove the event took place. Read the court name and cause number first, then the type of appearance, since a pretrial setting, jury trial, plea, status conference, and announcement deadline each serve a different purpose in an Archer County docket.
| Date and time | When the event is set to begin, plus any check-in instruction. |
|---|---|
| Court and courtroom | The court that owns the setting and room or floor, if shown. |
| Judge or coordinator | The officer or staff contact tied to the setting. |
| Cause number | The case ID, copied with its prefix, year, and zeroes. |
| Setting type | The purpose, such as jury, pretrial, status, plea, or trial. |
| Status text | Words such as set, reset, continued, cancelled, or held. |
Jury sheets can also list a charge, lawyer, bondsman, appearance rule, and readiness instruction. Treat all of it as calendar detail, not a final disposition of the case.
Archer County Calendar Terms
Short docket labels can shift the meaning of a date. Read each entry in context, and ask the Archer County clerk when an abbreviation is unclear.
- Setting
- A scheduled appearance or event.
- Reset
- A setting moved to a new date or time.
- Continuance
- A requested or ordered delay; the request alone does not prove approval.
- Announcement
- Counsel's statement about readiness or availability.
- Jury docket
- A trial-setting list with appearance and readiness rules.
- Judgment nisi
- A bond-forfeiture step named in the local warning, not a conviction label.
"Set" does not mean "heard." A case can sit on the Archer County court calendar and later be reset or cancelled.
Resets, Continuances, and Cancellations
A continuance is a request or order moving a proceeding. A reset places the matter on a new date. A cancellation removes the listed event without dismissing the case. Online docket entries, mailed notices, and lawyer messages can update at different times. Weigh the latest docket entry against the court's direct answer.
The sample Archer County jury instructions add strict rules. A "not ready" announcement requires a properly filed or e-filed detailed motion for continuance. Failing to announce is treated as ready. Under that notice, only the County Judge may excuse counsel or a defendant. Asking for a reset does not lift the duty to appear.
Note: Write down the staff member who confirms a change. Record the new date, time, court, and setting type.
Archer County Jury Calendar Warnings
One county jury notice builds its deadlines in days. Pretrial motions need filing at least ten days before trial. Raise bench-warrant issues at least seven days out. Failure to appear draws judgment nisi, bond forfeiture, and an arrest warrant, the notice warns. Guilty pleas get arranged under Rule 6.7 of the 97th District Local Rules. That notice is a sample. Its dates mark work due before court, not a live setting. For a current setting, the 97th Judicial District Court lists coordinator Amanda Cunningham at 940-894-2066 and admin@97thdistrictcourt.com. Its Archer contact number is 940-574-4940.
Use the current order: A live scheduling order or direct court instruction controls over an archived docket example.
Archer County Municipal Calendars
Municipal court dates never merge into one county calendar. Holliday runs its own. The Holliday Municipal Court holds its regular setting on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m., with trials added as needed. You will find it at 110 W Olive in Holliday. The phone number is 940-583-1202. Office doors stay open Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., plus Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Archer City works through posted bulletins. One showed an April 22, 2026 municipal court date at 2:00 p.m. Bulletin dates expire fast. Confirm with City Hall at 940-574-4570. A city case belongs with its municipal clerk, so never assume it appears in the District Clerk calendar.
What To Do If You Miss a Setting
Act immediately after a missed setting. Call the clerk or coordinator for the court named on the notice. Give them the cause number, date, setting type, and your role. Ask whether a warrant, bond action, new setting, or order has been entered. If a lawyer represents you, call counsel. Never pick a new date through a payment site.
What happens next turns on the court and the case. The archived jury notice threatens judgment nisi, bond forfeiture, and an arrest warrant. Civil matters may bring different orders instead. The clerk's response shows the next step. The current docket shows it too.
Missed a Setting? Contact the responsible Archer County clerk or court coordinator now and do not assume the case was reset.
Ask for the current setting and any order or warrant entered after the missed date.
Consult a licensed Texas attorney about case-specific duties and the safest way to appear.