Baca County Court Calendars Explained
Colorado publishes the Baca County court calendar through the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search. It lists scheduled events for the Baca County District Court and the County Court, which share a clerk at the Baca County Combined Court. Remember what a result is. It shows settings, not every filing or ruling. For the chronological case history, the clerk's Register of Action, or ROA, is the stronger tool.
Filters narrow a Baca County court calendar search by Fifteenth Judicial District, county, courthouse, court type, division, date, party, attorney, or case number. One filter beyond the date is required. The court offers no separate Baca County calendar portal. Municipal ordinance matters can stay with a town court, while most state traffic settings land in County Court. Whatever court is named on your citation, summons, or order controls.
Baca County Date Filters
A Baca County court date search works best when you pair the location with a case identifier. Pick Baca County first. Then choose a date or date range. Add a party name, case number, attorney, court type, or division. A bare date will not run the search. When several rows come back, match on the full case number rather than a name. The same event can generate duplicate rows when several public parties are linked to it.
The result page shows twenty rows at a time. It includes Export Results and Printable Version controls. Those are handy for keeping a copy. A saved list does not freeze the Baca County court calendar. A later order can still move or cancel the event. For a fuller workflow, try the Baca County case lookup and confirm the newest setting.
Finding Your Court Date
Use every channel you can when a hearing affects an appearance. The online docket is the fastest start, and the clerk's phone and counter give local confirmation. A party's attorney may hold the operative order. The virtual courtroom directory lists approved rooms and observation links. Courthouse postings may exist. No official source confirms a daily printed sheet or a public terminal in Baca County.
- Read the citation, summons, notice, or order and note the named court and case number.
- Open Docket Search, choose Baca County, set the date range, and add a case, party, attorney, court, or division filter.
- Match the case number and read the hearing type, appearance type, location, and courtroom together.
- Call the Clerk of Court at 719-361-7020 or visit Suite 5 when a setting is unclear or may have changed.
- Use a virtual link only when the court has approved a remote appearance. A livestream alone is observation.
Mail works for obtaining an ROA or a filed order. It is simply not the fastest way to confirm a near-term Baca County court date.
Baca County Courtrooms A, D, J
The Baca County court calendar uses room and division letters that tie each setting to a judicial officer. Room A belongs to County Judge Tyler K. Gibson. Room D belongs to District Judge Mike Davidson, and Room J to Chief Judge Tarryn L. Johnson. The Fifteenth Judicial District spans four counties. Its two district judges travel to the outlying ones. Baca's county-judge position is part time. That rural structure makes the room field and the current date especially worth checking.
The Judicial Branch's virtual courtroom directory lists the official links for each court's rooms. The listings include Rooms A, D, and J.
A room code in the docket points you to the right court channel. It still does not grant permission to appear by Webex.
How to Read a Court Setting
Read a Baca County court setting as a cluster of fields. The public row can repeat a party name for one event. The case number is the safest match. Hearing Type names the stage that is set. Appearance Type gives the mode the court selected. A blank mode is never approval to attend online. Location and Courtroom show where the judge expects the matter to proceed.
| Date | The scheduled calendar day, subject to a later order or reset. |
|---|---|
| Time | The listed start time and, when shown, expected duration. |
| Courtroom | The assigned room, often A, D, or J for Baca County settings. |
| Judge | The judicial officer linked to the division or room. |
| Setting Type | The stage, such as arraignment, pretrial, motions hearing, trial, sentencing, or review. |
| Appearance Type | The court-designated in-person, phone, virtual, or other mode. |
Baca County Setting Terms
Calendar labels describe a stage, not always a final event. A return date on a summons is often not trial. It is usually a response or appearance date. An arraignment addresses charges and plea. A pretrial conference manages the case before trial. A motions hearing concerns a pending request, while a review hearing checks status or compliance.
- Advisement or initial appearance
- A stage for rights, charges, and release conditions.
- Trial to court
- A bench trial in which the judge finds the facts.
- Permanent restraining order hearing
- A hearing on whether temporary protection should continue.
- Continued or reset
- The old event moved; locate the newest order and setting.
Baca County publishes no exhaustive list of hearing codes. Use the label shown in the live docket and ask the clerk when its effect is unclear.
Continuances, Resets, and Cancellations
A continuance slides a hearing to a new date. A reset shows up as a fresh row on the Baca County court calendar. Yet an old printout or mailed notice may still carry the first setting. Widen your date range when you search, and compare the newest docket row against the old one. Ask the clerk for the ROA if you need the reason or the order itself. The clerk can confirm which setting stands now; only the judge can grant a continuance.
Never read a missing event as a dismissal. The range you searched may be too narrow. The case number may be split the wrong way, the matter may be older or restricted, or a municipal court may have it. After a suspected reset, call 719-361-7020. A signed court order or straight word from the clerk beats any stale copy of the Baca County court calendar every time.
Note: Follow the newest signed order. An older exported calendar may still list the original date.
Traveling Judges Shape Baca Dates
Baca County logged 297 County Court filings and 109 District Court filings in FY2025. That is a small operation. Traveling district judges and a part-time county judge keep the docket moving. So the schedule looks nothing like a big urban courthouse with full-time divisions hearing cases daily. When you read a Baca County docket entry, give equal weight to the assigned room, the court type, and the appearance field. Do not rely on the date alone. A change often traces to judicial travel or case management rather than a clerical error. A Judicial Branch announcement covers the Fifteenth District's chief-judge assignment. Its published page appears here.
That district context is exactly why a Baca County court date deserves a check close to the hearing.
Baca County Virtual Appearances
Watching a proceeding remotely and appearing in it are two different things. The court is blunt on this point: entering a livestream is not an appearance. A party who needs Webex has to get approval first. The party must use the exact link or code the court assigns. Read the Appearance Type field together with the courtroom and the hearing type. If it sits blank, call the clerk or your counsel rather than guessing.
The distinction matters here because virtual access can spare someone a long drive across Baca County. Convenience, though, does not strip the court of its authority over how a person must attend. Keep the notice or order at hand. Join only the approved room, and leave time to fix any connection trouble. A public stream may let you observe a Baca County court calendar event. But it does not put you before the judge as a party.
If You Miss a Court Setting
Move quickly after missing a Baca County court setting. Run a Docket Search for a new row. Then contact the Clerk of Court, and reach your counsel if you have one. Ask what order was entered and whether a new date was set. The clerk can state docket facts and explain request options. But the clerk cannot offer legal advice or promise a result.
Missed a setting? Do not wait for the online calendar to change before contacting the court.
Call 719-361-7020, verify the case number, and ask for the current setting or ROA.
A missed appearance can have serious case consequences, so seek legal advice about the next lawful step.
You will find the courthouse counter at 741 Main Street, Suite 5, Springfield, Colorado 81073. Published counter hours run weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closing from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Call before you drive over. Closures and judicial travel can affect service.