Andrews County Criminal Docket Searches
Jurisdiction comes first. A felony in Andrews County is heard by the 109th Judicial District Court. The District Clerk keeps those records. County-court misdemeanors sit with the County Clerk. Fine-only Class C charges may fall to Justice Court Precinct 1, Justice Court Precinct 2, or Andrews Municipal Court. That depends on which authority issued them. A citation written inside city limits does not become a county case. That is true even when it arose inside Andrews County.
A cause number is the best identifier you can have. It works for a docket check, a clerk request, and any later copy order. Without it, a name, filing year, and charge level will narrow things down. The county archive posts selected docket and schedule images. Treat it as a supplement. It is not a verified name-based criminal database.
- Identify felony, county misdemeanor, JP fine-only, or municipal Class C jurisdiction.
- For a felony, check the District Clerk route using cause number, name, and filing year.
- For a county misdemeanor, ask the County Clerk for the public county-court case record.
- For a city citation, use municipal services; for a JP citation, contact the correct precinct.
- Read the chronology, then request the signed judgment when a short entry is not enough.
The internet is not the only route. You can call or visit the District Clerk in Room 102 at 201 N Main Street. The number is 432-524-1417. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. County-level requests go to the County Clerk counter or by mail to P.O. Box 727, Andrews, TX 79714. Ask what identifiers and copy fees the clerk requires before you go.
Andrews Criminal Courts Compared
No single Andrews County criminal docket holds every offense. The local court map tells you both which clerk keeps the file and where to look.
| Court | Criminal work | First access point |
|---|---|---|
| 109th District Court | Felony cases | District Clerk and docket archive |
| Andrews County Court | County misdemeanors | County Clerk |
| JP Precincts 1 and 2 | Fine-only misdemeanors | Correct justice-court clerk |
| Andrews Municipal Court | City ordinances and municipal Class C cases | Municipal portal or court |
The official justice-court page lists both precincts with direct contacts. Search the wrong level and you may see nothing, even though a public case exists.
Criminal Dockets: What They Show
Think of an Andrews County criminal docket as a chronology, not the full file. Entries can point to a charging instrument, an appearance, a bond or plea event, a motion, a setting, an order, and the final disposition. One caution on timing. A docket date may not match the filing date. It may also differ from the date the paper was signed.
| Cause number | The court-assigned case key. No verified local number pattern was published, so use the exact value shown. |
|---|---|
| Case style | The caption identifying the government side and parties, subject to privacy limits. |
| Charge | The accusation or charging entry, not proof of conviction. |
| Setting | A scheduled arraignment, non-jury matter, jury matter, plea, or other hearing. |
| Event | A short description of a filing, service, motion, order, reset, or action. |
| Disposition | The outcome or current resolution only when entered. |
Some rows link straight to a document, but many just point toward a filing held by the clerk. When exact terms matter, get the signed order. Note: A service or return entry records process activity, not a decision on the charge.
Andrews Criminal Docket Terms
The local sources publish no Andrews-specific code dictionary. Plain meanings beat guessed abbreviations, and the actual entry always controls.
- Arraignment
- A proceeding where the accusation and defendant's rights are formally addressed.
- Indictment
- A felony charging instrument returned by a grand jury.
- Reset
- A setting moved to a later date. It does not end the case.
- Inactive
- A reporting status, not an automatic dismissal.
- Disposition
- The outcome or current resolution, which does not always mean conviction.
You may see entries marked plea, acquittal, dismissal, community supervision, pending, or judgment. Rely on those labels only when they actually appear. A proposed order or a scheduled plea is not a signed ruling.
Criminal Case Stages on the Docket
A criminal docket starts once a charging instrument reaches the court. Some misdemeanor proceedings begin with an information. A felony indictment comes from a grand jury. Appearance and bond entries often follow. Later, motion and pretrial settings show the requests before the court. They also show the dates set to handle them.
Docket flow: Filing › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
Real cases rarely move in a straight line. A hearing gets continued, a trial is reset, and several motions can sit pending at once. The 109th schedule splits Criminal Jury from Non-Jury blocks, but that annual plan is not a person-by-person Andrews County criminal docket. Confirm the next setting with the court.
Andrews Criminal Docket by Numbers
The Texas Office of Court Administration tracks activity by fiscal year. Its FY2024 Andrews County district-criminal table covers September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. Those figures are reporting categories, not a list of charges or convictions.
The report also lists 164 reactivated and 172 inactive cases. Keep those labels distinct. County-court and justice-court counts come from separate reports, so do not add them into one unduplicated total.
Andrews County Criminal Docket Courts
The 109th Judicial District Court serves Andrews, Crane, and Winkler Counties. Any shared schedule therefore needs a county check before you rely on it. The District Clerk keeps Andrews district criminal records in Odyssey. The state clerk directory identifies that system. The archive publishes selected docket sheets and schedules. An archived image can prove a docket date or setting label. Yet it may be image-only.
The County Clerk keeps County Court misdemeanor records at 215 NW 1st Street, Suite 121-A. The phone number is 432-524-1426. Both district and county clerk offices post weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. JP and municipal clerks each keep their own lower-level records. Note: The Office of Court Administration publishes directories and statistics. It does not maintain individual Andrews cases.
Statewide Search Excludes Criminal Records
re:SearchTX is the statewide electronic court-record service, but the state describes criminal records as excluded. It is not the main Andrews County criminal docket search. A blank result there says nothing about whether a local felony or misdemeanor exists.
Zero results do not prove no case. Check court level, precinct, spelling, cause number, filing year, paper coverage, and access status first.
When in doubt, go straight to the source. Call or visit the District Clerk for district felonies, the County Clerk for county misdemeanors, the correct JP for its cases, or Municipal Court for a city citation. Ask about inspection, mailed copy requests, and a written Rule 12 request. The county archive can fill gaps with selected sheets.
Access Rules for Criminal Dockets
Texas law, statutes, and court orders govern who may read an Andrews County criminal docket. The Texas Public Information Act is a start. It favors open government in principle. Even so, adjudicative court records are not treated like routine agency files. Give the clerk enough detail. That detail helps locate the right docket entry in the court records.
Key access rules:
Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 12 generally opens judicial records during business hours, subject to exceptions.
The OCA open-records policy explains the line between judicial records and ordinary Public Information Act requests.
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 states the general public-information policy and exceptions.
An Andrews County docket can be public while its attachments stay offline. Some identifiers get redacted, and juvenile, mental-health, victim or witness material can remain confidential by law. A docket entry may list a restriction without ever showing what sits behind it.
Andrews Expunction Docket Limits
Handle sealed, restricted, and expunged court records with care. A docket search can come up empty for many reasons. The gap might reflect an access rule. It could also be an old paper file, a portal problem, or the wrong court. Treat a missing result as a clue, not proof of case history. Expunction itself is a statutory process. It removes or restricts eligible criminal-history records once a court approves it.
Andrews County posts local expunction notice information covering procedures under legislation effective September 1, 2025. That notice route does not unlock protected content. A clerk cannot set aside an order just because a requester asks. If a public docket entry seems unclear, ask for the final signed judgment. Respect any redactions.