Washington County Court Calendars Explained
Colorado runs its hearing calendar through the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search. Set the filters to the 13th Judicial District and Washington County. A date plus at least one more filter is required before results appear. The tool shows scheduled trial-court events only. It will not hand you the full register of actions. Nor does it show the orders filed behind a setting. You can print or export what it returns.
Washington Combined Court holds two courts under one roof. These are Washington County District Court and Washington County Court. Felony, misdemeanor, traffic, civil, domestic-relations, probate, juvenile, and protection matters all flow through its docket. Akron Municipal Court keeps a separate city schedule for ordinance violations and municipal tickets. A citation naming that court deserves a direct check, not just the state calendar.
No guaranteed refresh rate exists for the public rows. Look again near the event date. Above all, check back after a motion, a closure alert, bad weather, or a request to appear virtually. A current court notice can carry details the public calendar never shows. So can a signed setting order.
Washington County Court Calendar Fields
A date-only query gets rejected. Pair the date with Washington County, the court type, courthouse, division, party, attorney, or case number. A known case number goes in three pieces: four-digit year, class, then sequence. Local examples include 2026CR4, 2025DR7, 2026C10, 2024T169, and 2026M18.
| Field | Use | Washington choice |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial District | Narrows the regional court system | 13th Judicial District |
| County | Limits event location | Washington |
| Date Range | Sets the calendar window | Choose a preset span or date |
| Case Number | Uses year, class, and sequence | Enter known components |
| Party or Business | Searches by displayed name | Choose the correct name mode |
| Attorney | Uses name or bar number | Add when relevant |
Division and court type are different fields. Court type separates District Court from County Court. Division points to a judicial assignment or courtroom route. Washington's documented rotating district assignments make the division column worth reading, but it should never replace the case number and court type when you search the court docket.
Finding Your Court Date
Use every channel when a hearing carries real consequences. The online docket is the fastest. The Combined Court phone line and counter can confirm any change. Printing a result preserves what the public tool showed, though it cannot promise the event will hold. Court papers, counsel, and the issuing municipal clerk often offer a more direct answer. That holds for one specific case.
- Open Docket Search and choose Washington County plus the date range.
- Add the case number, party name, business name, attorney, or court type.
- Match the case number and read date, time, hearing type, location, courtroom, and appearance type.
- Use Printable Version or Export Results if a working copy helps, then recheck the live result.
- Call Washington Combined Court at 970-345-2756 or visit the clerk counter when any field conflicts with a notice.
- For Akron municipal matters, call 970-345-2624; also verify the date with counsel when represented.
You will find Washington Combined Court at 26861 Highway 34, Akron, CO 80720, with mail addressed to P.O. Box 455. The clerk posts no confirmed public terminal or daily paper calendar. Ask the counter whether one exists rather than assuming. For anything time-sensitive, a quick phone call beats the mail every time.
Washington County Court Date Rhythm
Local patterns tell a searcher where to look first. In-custody advisement and bond hearings for Washington matters land at 2:15 p.m. on weekdays. The district offers separate livestream links for weekday and weekend hearings. County Court traffic and misdemeanor case types run on the third Thursday of each month. The time is 8:30 a.m. County civil return dates may land on any Wednesday. That slot starts at 1:30 p.m.
These are docket patterns. They are not a stand-in for your specific case row. FED details must come from the court itself. A jailed person's advisement follows the bond calendar, not the monthly misdemeanor calendar. Continuances and closures can also move a case after you check. One Washington calendar visual has official backing. It draws on the official Judicial Branch search for annual statistics.
The statistical interface and the Judicial Department's 13th District material give useful system context. Even so, event-row totals should never be passed off as annual Washington County case filings.
How to Read a Court Setting
Treat a Washington County setting as a compact appointment record. Start with the case number and date. Then look at the start time and duration. The hearing label names the event, while location, courtroom, and appearance type tell you where and how to show up. Several parties in one case can each get a row. Rows do not equal cases.
| Date | The scheduled calendar day; compare it with the newest notice or order. |
|---|---|
| Time and duration | The public start time and allotted period, not a guarantee of when the matter will finish. |
| Courtroom | A numeric room or lettered division/room shown for the Washington event. |
| Judge or division | The assigned judicial route; rotating district work makes this field significant. |
| Setting type | The scheduled stage, such as pretrial, status, motions, sentencing, or return date. |
| Appearance type | May state VIRTUAL or be blank; blank does not override the in-person rule. |
A setting row is not the signed order. It also hides plenty of prior resets. When two sources disagree, call the clerk and ask which date controls. Contact counsel too if you have a lawyer, and keep the case number ready so staff can sort out similar names.
Washington County Court Hearing Types
Washington hearing labels come in many flavors. An advisement covers rights and early steps. A pretrial conference deals with readiness, negotiation, and scheduling. A status conference checks progress, a motions hearing takes up a written request, and a return date follows service of a civil summons without automatically being the trial date.
- Show cause
- A party must explain why requested relief or enforcement should not issue.
- Revocation hearing
- The court considers claimed noncompliance; the label alone is not a finding.
- Disposition hearing
- The court resolves or records a result at that stage.
- Sentencing hearing
- The court imposes a criminal penalty after a plea or finding.
- Restitution hearing
- The court addresses qualifying loss and payment terms.
Restraining-order hearings, temporary and permanent, also show up. Colorado access policy may restrict the related court records. A public event label does not open every filed exhibit or protected address to remote viewing.
Continuances, Resets, and Cancellations
A reset does not erase anything. The old hearing stays in the full register of actions. A continuance moves the date. Colorado's public calendar lists scheduled events, though. It often leaves out the motion, minute entry, signed order, or reason behind the shift. So when an expected hearing vanishes, widen the date span. Compare the newest future row against the court papers you hold.
Before you drive to Akron, confirm late changes with Washington Combined Court. That matters after virtual permission, a weather closure, an FED scheduling question, or a long trip. The signed order always controls legal obligations. The calendar is a strong scheduling tool, but it is not the whole case record. Want a closer field-by-field look? The printable Washington docket shows the assigned week of entries in full.
A printed result is handy for comparing fields side by side. Still, recheck the live calendar and the clerk before your appearance.
Washington County Virtual Court Date
Plan to appear in person in Washington County. Virtual attendance only happens with the court's permission. The docket may list VIRTUAL in the appearance field, or the field may sit blank. Blank does not mean remote. Even with approval, confirm the courtroom or link with the clerk.
In-custody advisements run on district livestream links, weekdays and weekends alike. Watching a public stream is not the same as permission to take part remotely. Follow the court's direct instruction. Call 970-345-2756 if the access mode is unclear. Join details shift often. A link for one hearing block may not fit another case.
Virtual setting: Confirm both permission and the exact access route with the clerk before the scheduled Washington County court date.
Akron and Washington County Court Dates
Akron Municipal Court usually convenes the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. It handles city ordinance and municipal ticket matters. The court's own page still lists 2023 dates. Treat that page as a starting point only. Call 970-345-2624 for the live setting. The municipal clerk keeps that city docket, not the Combined Court.
Everything else in Washington County follows the Combined Court route. That covers state traffic, misdemeanor, felony, civil, domestic, and probate matters. Read the issuing court printed on your citation or notice. If it names Washington County Court, use statewide Docket Search. The Combined Court phone number also works. If it names Akron Municipal Court, call the municipal clerk instead. A city name in the event line never changes the case class.
No separate Otis court portal or calendar exists. An Otis-related state case still routes through Washington Combined Court in Akron. When a citation names some other tribunal, contact that clerk before acting.
If You Miss a Court Setting
Act fast after a missed Washington County court date. Call the clerk at 970-345-2756 with the case number ready, and ask about current status, any new event, and your next step. If you have a lawyer, call that office too. People needing language help should read the Judicial Branch's court interpreter information and ask early. Never assume an online payment, a message, or a new filing cures the absence. The court record and a judge's order decide what happens next.
Missed a Setting? A missed appearance can trigger added court action and may affect a criminal bond or lead to a warrant.
Contact the Washington Combined Court clerk and counsel promptly, then follow the court's direction for the next setting.
For an Akron municipal matter, call the municipal clerk at 970-345-2624 instead of assuming the state docket controls.
No case in the public search? Widen the date range first. Then check name spelling, court type, and case class. Restricted records, older cases, and cases with no current setting may simply not appear. An empty result does not cancel an order or prove a case ended. Ask the filing court for the register when you need the event history.