Fremont County Court Dockets
A court docket is the working schedule and activity log for a case. In Fremont County, the term can mean a hearing calendar from the Colorado Judicial Branch, a case activity listing from a public court-record channel, or a municipal-court schedule kept outside the state judicial system. The free statewide docket search is strongest for finding hearing dates at Fremont Combined Court. It does not replace the court file, and it does not provide the text of motions, orders, exhibits, or certified copies.
The distinction matters because Fremont County has more than one docket source. State District Court and County Court matters use Fremont Combined Court in the 11th Judicial District. Cañon City Municipal Court and Florence Municipal Court handle local ordinance and municipal traffic matters, and those records may not appear in the state court docket route. A ticket, summons, or notice should be checked for the issuing court before any search begins.
| Docket source | Best use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search | Hearing dates for Fremont Combined Court | No case documents |
| CoCourts or Data Access | Case data or register of actions where available | May be fee-based or account-limited |
| Municipal court contact | City ordinance and municipal traffic settings | Separate from state court |
Find Fremont County Dockets Online
The Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search is the direct free route for state-court hearing lists. For Fremont County dockets, use the 11th Judicial District, Fremont County, and Fremont Combined Court filters when those choices fit the case. The form requires a date and at least one additional filter, so a broad date-only search will not work. The search is useful for parties, attorneys, witnesses, and members of the public who need to confirm whether a hearing is on the court calendar.
- Open the statewide docket search and select the hearing date to check.
- Choose 11th Judicial District, Fremont County, or Fremont Combined Court as the narrowing filter.
- Review the docket results for the court, event, courtroom, time, and case reference shown.
- If the result points to a case file or order that is needed, use the record/document request channel instead of the docket search.
- If the ticket or summons came from Cañon City or Florence, contact that municipal court before assuming the state docket is complete.
Fremont County docket searches should be run close to the hearing date because court calendars can change. Continuances, bench warrants, bond matters, settlement, weather closures, and emergency orders can move or cancel settings. A party who must appear should rely on the latest court notice and should call the clerk if the online calendar conflicts with a written order. The Fremont Combined Court location page is the local court contact source for those follow-up checks.
Fremont County Docket Search Fields
The state docket form is narrow by design. It is a calendar tool, not a full Fremont County court records database. The strongest search is usually a date plus courthouse or county filter. If the case number is known, that number can help with document requests after the hearing is found, but the docket search described in the research focuses on district, county, courthouse, and date choices.
| Field | Type | Required | What It Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judicial District | Dropdown | Optional filter | Fremont County is in the 11th Judicial District. |
| County | Dropdown | Optional filter | Select Fremont County to limit the calendar to local state-court matters. |
| Courthouse | Dropdown | Optional filter | Fremont Combined Court is the local state courthouse. |
| Date | Date field | Needed | The form requires a hearing date and at least one other filter. |
| Docket Search Results | Results area | After search | Shows hearing-list information rather than documents. |
Note: A docket result can confirm a setting, but certified copies and file documents must come from the court record request process.
Fremont County Civil Dockets
Fremont Combined Court posts local civil return timing that is unusually useful for docket readers. County Civil Money matters return Monday at 9:00 a.m. County Court forcible entry and detainer matters, which are eviction cases, return Wednesday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. District Court Rule 120 and other non-appearance hearings are set any day at 8:00 a.m. These details do not mean every case appears at those times, but they help explain recurring civil calendar blocks.
County civil money cases and FED cases are County Court matters. District Court civil dockets cover broader civil jurisdiction, including higher-value disputes and Rule 120 proceedings. A party should read the summons, notice, or court order first, then confirm the setting through the docket search or the clerk. If a case is a municipal-code matter, the state civil return schedule does not control the city-court setting.
| Calendar type | Local return timing | Court route |
|---|---|---|
| County Civil Money | Monday at 9:00 a.m. | Fremont Combined Court |
| County Court FED | Wednesday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m. | Fremont Combined Court |
| District Court Rule 120 and non-appearance | Any day at 8:00 a.m. | Fremont Combined Court |
Fremont County Virtual Dockets
Remote proceeding access in Fremont County depends on a person's role. The local court page distinguishes Webex links for parties and attorneys from livestream access for non-parties. Non-parties are told not to use the party links. Public observation should use the livestream route when available. This is more than a technical point because unauthorized recording or disruption can affect access to the proceeding.
The court warns that recording, reproducing, photographing, screen-capturing, or making audio or video records of proceedings is prohibited without written authorization. A person who disrupts or records can be muted, removed, or held in contempt. Witnesses under sequestration orders must disconnect if they can hear or watch proceedings. Anyone using a Fremont County court docket to follow a remote hearing should verify whether they are a party, attorney, witness, or observer before joining.
Note: Fremont County livestream access is for public observation, while party and attorney Webex links serve case participants.
Fremont County Docket Courts
Fremont County state-court dockets are tied to the District Court and County Court functions at Fremont Combined Court. District Court handles felony criminal cases after filing or bindover, civil cases of any amount, divorce, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, mental health, and county-court appeals. County Court handles misdemeanors, traffic infractions and offenses, small claims, lower-dollar civil cases, felony complaints, and protection orders. The Fremont County judges and staff page lists Cristy James as Clerk of Court and Probate Registrar.
Municipal court is different. Cañon City Municipal Court handles city-code and local traffic matters at 161 Justice Center Road and can be reached at 719-276-5601. Florence Municipal Court is a court of record, with Judge Larry Allen and Clerk Melanie Pfeffer, and can be reached at 719-784-4848 option 1. Those city-court dockets are important when a citation or summons lists a municipal ordinance instead of a state case.
- District Court: felony, domestic, probate, juvenile, mental health, broad civil, and appeals work.
- County Court: misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, civil money, FED, felony complaint, and protection-order settings.
- Cañon City Municipal Court: municipal ordinance and local traffic matters for Cañon City.
- Florence Municipal Court: city matters in a court of record with its own judge and clerk.
Docket Versus Court Record
A Fremont County court docket is best read as the schedule and event trail. It may show the date, time, court, hearing type, and case reference, but it does not provide the full legal file. A full case record can include complaints, petitions, motions, responses, orders, judgments, sentencing orders, decrees, inventories, and certified copies. Some documents are public, some are redacted, and some are restricted.
| Question | Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Calendar or event list | Documents and case activity |
| Main use | Confirm hearing date or event | Review pleadings, orders, disposition, or decree |
| Access route | Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search | Record/Document Request Form or clerk contact |
| Limits | No documents | May require ID, redaction, fee, or judicial review |
After finding a docket entry, use the Colorado Record/Document Request Form for copies. The form asks for requester contact details, case number if known, case type, filing year, and address information. It also warns that suppressed cases, juvenile matters, probate records, or records with confidential and protected information may require a government photo ID.
Read Fremont County Dockets
Docket terms are short because calendars must fit many events. An advisement is a hearing where rights, charges, and release status may be addressed. An arraignment is a criminal hearing where charges and plea are handled. A motion is a request asking the court to act. A continuance moves a hearing or deadline. A disposition is the case outcome, such as dismissal, judgment, plea, conviction, acquittal, or decree.
- Docket
- A list of case events or scheduled hearings.
- Register of actions
- A chronological case activity listing, often broader than a daily calendar.
- Continuance
- A postponement of a hearing or deadline.
- Disposition
- The final outcome or ruling on a case or charge.
- Capias
- A warrant-like order often tied to failure to appear or comply.
Jury and appearance rules can affect dockets too. Fremont jurors are told to call 719-204-2238 after 6:00 p.m. the evening before appearance. Postponement or disqualification requests are not handled by phone, and one-time postponement requests must be in writing at least five business days before appearance. Security screening applies at the courthouse, and weapons or vapes are not allowed. If a missed docket results in a warrant or custody question, Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper's office posts law-enforcement channels through the Fremont County Sheriff CRIMEWATCH portal.