Searching the Springfield Court Docket
Have the notice, summons, citation, or case number ready before you search. The paper itself should name the court. For a Baca County Court or Colorado District Court matter, the Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search is the tool that covers it. Pick the Fifteenth Judicial District or Baca County first. Then add a date plus at least one more filter. Springfield runs no town docket search page of its own, so a citation labeled for the town needs town confirmation before anyone pays.
- Read the court name and appearance date printed on the Springfield document.
- For a state case, choose Baca County and the right date in Docket Search.
- Add the party name, split case number, court type, or known division.
- Compare the case number, hearing type, appearance type, and courtroom.
- Call the Springfield custodian or Baca clerk before relying on the result.
What the public sees is a schedule, not the full Register of Action. A blank result is not the end of the road. Widen the date range and check the spelling of the name. After that, call the Clerk of Court at 719-361-7020 or request the ROA directly. A missing online event may mean a reset, an old file, or a protected matter. It may simply be the wrong court. It does not mean there is no case.
Springfield Docket Help at Suite 5
The main state-court counter sits inside the Baca County Courthouse. Its address is 741 Main Street, Suite 5. Faith Camp holds two titles there: Clerk of Court and Jury Commissioner. Her office keeps the Springfield cases filed in Baca County Court and in Colorado District Court alike. Need a file identified? Ask her staff. The same counter accepts Register of Action requests and hands out public orders and judgments. Staff will explain copy charges, though the office cannot give legal advice.
Baca County Combined Court
741 Main Street, Suite 5
Springfield, CO 81073
719-361-7020
County-published hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a noon closure. Call before a midday Springfield visit because official sources differ on whether that break ends at 12:30 or 1:00.
This one courthouse anchors state trial work across Baca County. District judges travel in from Prowers County. The Baca County judge position is listed at 25 percent full-time equivalent. With staffing spread that thin, check the Springfield docket again before you drive over.
Springfield Municipal Court Basics
Springfield publishes no municipal-court page, judge list, calendar, citation search, or payment portal. That silence proves nothing. It does not strip the town of authority over ordinance matters. It only means the public web offers no verified detail. No page names a separate Springfield court, promises its hours, or describes what it handles.
The official contact for town questions is the Town of Springfield. The address is 748 Main Street, Springfield, CO 81073. The telephone number is 719-523-4528. When a citation names Springfield rather than Baca County Court, ask the town which office holds the record and how payment works. For state traffic, misdemeanor, or other county-court matters, the Baca Combined Court is the right door. Two offices share a zip code here. So never route a town fine through a state payment system.
Two Springfield Clerks, Different Records
One building, 741 Main, holds two different record keepers. Suite 5 is the Judicial Branch clerk, and that office runs the state court dockets. Suite 3 belongs to the separately elected Baca County Clerk and Recorder. That office covers elections, motor vehicles, marriage records, and recorded land documents. The Springfield criminal docket, traffic docket, civil, probate, and domestic-relations cases all live elsewhere. Suite 3 does not keep any of them.
| Springfield stop | Use it for | Do not expect |
|---|---|---|
| Suite 5, Combined Court | Dockets, ROAs, court orders, judgments | Land or election records |
| Suite 3, Clerk and Recorder | Recorded land, marriage, election, motor vehicle work | Court case dockets |
| Town office, 748 Main | Confirm a town-labeled citation or local custodian | Automatic access to state case files |
The addresses sit a few steps apart, but the records never merge. Check the suite number and the court named on your document first. That habit saves a wasted trip in Springfield.
Court Dates and Settings in Springfield
A Springfield state-court hearing shows up as one row in the statewide docket. Read the whole row, not just the date. The date alone cannot tell you the setting type. It may be an arraignment, a motions hearing, sentencing, or a review. A blank appearance field is not permission to attend remotely. Springfield users need prior court approval for a Webex appearance. Watching a public livestream does not count as appearing.
| Date | The scheduled Springfield event date, which may change after a reset. |
|---|---|
| Time | The listed start time or duration, not a promise of immediate case call. |
| Courtroom | A, D, or J may map to a locally published judicial room. |
| Judge | The judicial officer assigned to that Springfield setting. |
| Setting Type | The stage, such as arraignment, pretrial, motions, trial, or sentencing. |
Match the Springfield case number before you act on anything. Dates move. Search a wider window if a setting may have shifted. Then request the Springfield ROA and call the clerk. The newest order and direct court confirmation beat an old notice every time.
Springfield Cases on the Baca Filter
The state form splits a case number into separate fields. A Springfield number like 2026C30001 gets entered as year, case class, and sequence. Other examples take the shapes 2024DR7 and 2019T999999 for traffic. A name search can separate an individual from a business. Attorney fields are there too. Results arrive 20 rows at a time, with printable and export controls offered. Each Springfield row lists a party or business name. It may also carry the case number, hearing type, location, appearance type, courtroom, date, and time or duration. What it will not do is open the full filing history or the PDFs. Want the full chronology? Request the Register of Action on the court's Record/Document Request Form. Attorneys and authorized filers use Colorado Courts E-Filing. It is not a public Springfield document library. The city route can lead you into state court. The Baca County case lookup covers that broader county search.
Traffic Tickets in Springfield
Start with the court name on your Springfield citation. It decides where the case belongs. A ticket that names Baca County Court goes through the Baca filter and the state payment path, and you can confirm details at 719-361-7020. The state payment search accepts a case number. It also takes a ticket number, or a name plus a date of birth. A ticket naming the Town of Springfield is different. Call 719-523-4528, since the town publishes no verified citation or pay portal. Baca County Court tickets can be paid at the Springfield counter. Cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover all work there. Phone payments run through the court line. Mail only a check or money order, with your name and case number, and never mail cash. Paying is not contesting. Read the plea and appearance instructions on the Springfield citation before choosing either path.
Do not guess the venue. A Springfield address or issuing officer does not by itself prove that a ticket belongs in town or state court.
Springfield Citation Route Check
Try a short routing test when Springfield paperwork confuses you. First, copy the exact court name, the case or citation number, and the appearance date. Is it a Colorado statute or a Springfield ordinance? Third, contact the named court before paying. Do the same before mailing a plea. Never assume an online schedule is final.
- State ticket
- A citation routed to Baca County Court, often searchable on the state schedule.
- Town ordinance
- A local rule matter whose Springfield custodian and process must be confirmed with the town.
- Register of Action
- The clerk's chronological case summary, broader than the public event list.
- Reset
- A moved setting that requires finding the newest date or order.
The check saves real money. It stops you from using the right payment tool on the wrong Springfield case. When a deadline is close, contact the issuing court at once.
Where Springfield Cases Go
Not every Springfield case belongs to the town. Baca County Court handles misdemeanors, most state traffic, small claims, and limited civil matters. Felonies, domestic-relations and probate cases, juvenile matters, and major civil disputes sit with Colorado District Court, along with other general-jurisdiction work. Both state courts share the combined Springfield clerk.
Docket flow: Springfield issuing authority › Baca County Court › Colorado District Court
Treat the flow as a search aid. No case is guaranteed to pass through every step listed. Start with the caption and the case class. A Springfield felony begins in the state trial system, while a local ordinance question may stay in the town process, and the Baca County court docket page explains the county-wide division of work.
Springfield Docket Leadership Changed
Springfield's bench has changed hands. Tyler K. Gibson became Baca County Judge in July 2025, after the prior judge moved to Morgan County. The current Judicial Branch biography says he once served as Springfield mayor. An older county town profile still calls him mayor. The label is stale. His judicial role is the one that matters now. Springfield state matters may also reach other judges. Those are District Judge Mike Davidson and Chief Judge Tarryn L. Johnson. The published virtual-room map lists Gibson in Room A, Davidson in Room D, and Johnson in Room J. A room label helps identify a docket entry. That label does not put the judge physically in Springfield. Traveling district judges and approved remote proceedings make the appearance field worth checking.
Springfield From Settlement to Dockets
Settlers founded Springfield in 1888 or 1889. Founder Frank Pierce Tipton picked the name through his link to Springfield, Missouri. That old county-seat role now has a digital side. Residents can start a statewide schedule search from home. The courthouse still holds the official ROA and the filed records.
The town office at 748 Main sits right beside the courthouse at 741 Main. That close pairing gives Springfield unusual physical access. The offices still hold distinct records, and digital search did not erase that line. The state docket shows scheduled events. The Springfield town contact sorts out town matters, while Faith Camp's court office supplies state case records.
Springfield Court Record Access Rules
One policy governs most of it. Springfield state-court access runs through Chief Justice Directive 05-01. It is not a routine request to the county Clerk and Recorder. The directive permits inspection and copies of public court information. Redaction, restricted access, identification checks, and cost recovery are all supported too. A free docket row is not a certified record.
Ask for the ROA or a named document online, by mail, or at Suite 5. The Judicial Branch ordinarily targets a response within three business days absent extenuating circumstances. Copies run $0.25 per page. A name search costs $5. Certification runs $20 per document. Off-site retrieval plus extended research or redaction can add approved costs. Call first if the file may be old or protected.
Key rules:
CJD 05-01 governs public access to Colorado court case records and permits lawful restriction or redaction.
Colorado Supreme Court Public Access Rule 2 covers Judicial Branch administrative records, not the Springfield case file itself.
C.R.S. section 19-1-304 limits juvenile-record access to authorized people and agencies.
Some records stay closed. Sealed, juvenile, probate, medical, juror, and protected identity data may be withheld or narrowed. A missing Springfield result therefore calls for clerk confirmation, not a firm conclusion that no case exists.