Woodson County Court Dockets
A docket is the court's running list of case activity. In Woodson County, the most useful public docket source is the District Court calendar linked from the 31st Judicial District Woodson County page. It shows upcoming hearing blocks and selected case details, including date, time, courtroom, case number, event type, party role, attorney, judge, and sealed placeholders. It helps a reader confirm when a case is set and what kind of hearing is next.
A docket is narrower than a full case file. The docket can show that a status conference, first appearance, review hearing, aid in execution, or final hearing is set, but it does not supply every motion, exhibit, transcript, order, or payment record. For full Woodson County court records, use the broader Woodson County court records path and contact the Clerk of the District Court if the document is not public online.
The Woodson docket path is simpler than in a large county because one county District Court handles the main trial-court docket. The local exception is Yates Center Municipal Court, which handles city ordinance, city traffic, misdemeanor criminal, and code matters. A city ticket may need a municipal court check even if District Court is the main court for Woodson County civil, criminal, probate, domestic, traffic, juvenile, fish and game, and small-claims cases.
Find Woodson County Dockets Online
Start with the local calendar when the goal is a court date. The Woodson County District Court page links the public calendar PDF and court days. The calendar is not a search form, so use the browser or PDF find command to look for a last name, case number, event type, attorney, prosecutor, judge, or date. This works well for upcoming settings and for checking whether a name is hidden by a sealed entry.
- Open the Woodson County District Court page on the 31st Judicial District website.
- Use the Court Calendar or Woodson County Court Days link for the current public docket source.
- Search within the calendar PDF for a case number, name, attorney, hearing type, or date.
- Read the case type prefix and event type to decide whether the case is civil, probate, criminal, traffic, juvenile, domestic, fish and game, or custody.
- Use Kansas Case Search if the calendar points to a case that may have public case information or documents online.
- Call the District Court clerk when a hearing location, sealed entry, document copy, or older docket cannot be confirmed online.
Kansas Case Search is the better tool when the goal is a case record rather than a date. Official search material says it supports case number, party name, business name, citation, or criteria available for the user's role. For Woodson County dockets, use the calendar first for timing and CaseSearch next for public case information.
Woodson County Docket Fields
The sample Woodson County District Court calendar inspected in the research showed a detailed docket inventory. It listed the court name and date range, then individual entries with timing, case number, party roles, attorney roles, and judge or magistrate detail. Some juvenile or child in need of care matters showed a sealed placeholder instead of public party names.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Header or Date Range | The calendar span for Woodson County District Court entries. |
| Hearing Date and Time | The date and time of the setting, such as a morning court block. |
| Courtroom | The room assigned to the event, with the sample showing Courtroom 1. |
| Case Number | The unique docket number, such as WO-2026-CR-000009 or WO-2025-TR-000112. |
| Case Type Prefix | The category code, such as CV, PR, CR, TR, JC, JV, DM, FG, or CT. |
| Case Caption | The case title, such as a State of Kansas criminal caption or civil party caption. |
| Event or Hearing Type | The scheduled action, including Status Conference, First Appearance, Review Hearing, Final Hearing, Aid in Execution, or Diversion Revocation. |
| Connection or Party Role | The listed role, such as defendant, plaintiff, petitioner, prosecutor, public defender, guardian ad litem, or court services officer. |
| Attorney Name | Private counsel, public defender, prosecutor, or guardian ad litem when public. |
| Judge or Magistrate | The judicial officer tied to the docket event. |
| Sealed Placeholder | A public marker that a name or case detail is hidden from the calendar. |
Woodson County Docket Courts
Woodson County belongs to the 31st Judicial District with Allen, Neosho, and Wilson counties. Kansas district courts are trial courts of general original jurisdiction, so Woodson County District Court is the main source for criminal, civil, domestic, probate, juvenile, traffic, fish and game, small claims, and other county-level case dockets. Appeals from District Court generally move to the Kansas Court of Appeals unless a matter falls within Kansas Supreme Court jurisdiction.
Yates Center Municipal Court is the local lower court identified in the research. City material says it handles ordinance violations, traffic, misdemeanor criminal cases, and code violations. It sits at 117 E Rutledge in Yates Center and can be reached at 620-625-2118. A person checking Woodson County court dockets should not assume a city traffic citation appears on the District Court calendar.
| Court or Office | Docket Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Woodson County District Court | Main county trial-court docket for criminal, civil, domestic, probate, traffic, juvenile, small claims, fish and game, and related matters. | 105 W Rutledge, Yates Center, KS 66783; 620-625-8610 |
| Yates Center Municipal Court | City ordinance, city traffic, misdemeanor criminal, and code violation docket. | 117 E Rutledge, Yates Center, KS 66783; 620-625-2118 |
| Kansas Court of Appeals | Intermediate appellate docket after a District Court case is appealed. | Kansas Court of Appeals |
Woodson County Docket Records
A docket helps track case movement. A case record is the broader file. The distinction matters in Woodson County because a calendar entry may show a hearing and a case number while the actual complaint, petition, motion, order, judgment, sentence, or certified copy must be found through Kansas Case Search, a courthouse terminal, or the Clerk of the District Court.
| Point | Docket or Calendar | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Tracks hearings, events, roles, and schedule status. | Shows the filed case history and documents when public. |
| Woodson Source | 31st Judicial District Woodson court calendar and court days. | Kansas Case Search, courthouse terminal, and Clerk of the District Court. |
| Typical Fields | Time, courtroom, case number, caption, event type, attorney, judge, sealed marker. | Pleadings, motions, orders, disposition, sentencing, judgments, and copy-certified documents. |
| Limits | No complete pleadings, orders, exhibits, fines, or costs in the calendar sample. | Some records are sealed, redacted, fee-based, or available only at the courthouse. |
Note: A calendar entry can confirm that a case exists without proving the final result of that case.
Read Woodson County Dockets
Start with the case number. The WO prefix identifies Woodson County. The year follows, then a case type code. In the public sample, CR marked criminal, TR marked traffic, PR marked probate, CV marked civil, DM marked domestic, JC marked child in need of care, JV marked juvenile offender, FG marked fish and game, and CT marked custody. Treat those examples as observed local codes, not a complete statewide list.
Next, read the event type. A First Appearance is an early criminal or citation hearing. A Status Conference checks case progress. A Review Hearing may revisit compliance, placement, probation, diversion, or other ongoing orders. Aid in Execution is a post-judgment collection or enforcement step. Diversion Revocation suggests an alleged failure to comply with a diversion agreement. A Final Hearing is meant to resolve or finalize a pending matter.
Attorney and role fields need context. A public defender field shows court-appointed or public defense involvement, not a conviction. A prosecutor field shows the State of Kansas or local prosecution side. A sealed placeholder means the public calendar has suppressed names or details, often because juvenile, child welfare, warrant, or privacy rules apply. For a criminal outcome, check the full Woodson County criminal court records file rather than relying on a docket event alone.
Woodson County Docket Limits
Kansas public access rules support docket access, but they also set limits. Kansas Supreme Court Rule 22 requires public courthouse terminals for district and appellate case records and events. Kansas Supreme Court Rule 106B governs public access and confidentiality for district court electronic case records. Together, they explain why some docket data can be seen while some documents or names are withheld.
K.S.A. 60-2617 can seal certain criminal and juvenile case records when an arrest warrant is being sought until the warrant is executed or denied. Juvenile material may also be restricted by Kansas juvenile statutes, including K.S.A. 38-2312. The local Woodson calendar reflects this in practice when sealed entries appear instead of party names.
Note: If a Woodson docket entry is sealed, the public calendar is not the route to unlock the case details.
Confirm Woodson County Dockets
For a same-day hearing, a name conflict, a missing event, or a document-copy question, contact the court that owns the docket. Woodson County District Court is at 105 W Rutledge, Yates Center, KS 66783. The phone number is 620-625-8610, the fax is 620-625-8674, and posted hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The 31st Judicial District page also lists the District Court within the county courthouse system.
Yates Center Municipal Court is at 117 E Rutledge and can be reached at 620-625-2118. Use that court for city ordinance and municipal traffic matters. For county-government records, such as minutes or administrative documents, the Woodson County Clerk is the KORA contact path, not the District Court docket office. Keeping those channels separate prevents missed searches and wrong-office requests.