How the Crane County Court Calendar Works
The 109th Judicial District Court posts an annual planning calendar. It serves three counties: Crane, Andrews, and Winkler. The official 2026 PDF groups its dates into four buckets. Non-jury weeks get their own blocks. Civil jury weeks, criminal jury weeks, and special settings do too. Parties use those labels to plan around the court's work. The PDF will not list every cause number. Party names, courtrooms, and start times are left out as well. It is a planning tool, not a full daily docket.
For a specific case, look to the case record or a notice from the court. Jury settings can shift with county docket conditions, the schedule itself warns. A date printed months back settles nothing on its own. Read any later order, check the current docket, and call the responsible office. The official Crane County District Court page posts schedule links and current court contacts.
Four Crane County Schedule Labels
Each label on the local calendar marks a type of work reserved for that date. That is all it does. A label tells you nothing about how one case will go. Match the broad label to the individual case notice before you rely on it.
- Non-jury
- A setting handled by the judge without a jury. It may cover more than one hearing type.
- Civil jury
- A date reserved for civil jury work, not proof that each civil case will go to trial that day.
- Criminal jury
- A district date reserved for criminal jury matters. Staff confirm which causes are called.
- Special setting
- An individually arranged setting. The schedule says these dates require court-administrator coordination.
One more scheduling rule appears in the PDF. Temporary-order hearings get 30 minutes per side unless the court grants more time. That cap manages hearing length, not public access to the file.
Crane County Court Date Lookups
Crane County offers no interactive countywide daily calendar. A good Crane County court date lookup works through a fallback chain instead. Have the full cause or citation number ready. Also keep the court name and any notice you received. If you have a lawyer, check with counsel too. A newer order may never show up on a broad schedule.
- Identify the venue: 109th District Court, constitutional County Court, countywide Justice of the Peace, or City of Crane Municipal Court.
- Check its online route. Use the district schedule for planning, re:SearchTX for participating case or hearing data, or the JP Tyler portal for county citations.
- Open the case record and find the newest hearing or setting entry. Look for a later reset or order.
- Call the right office. The 109th coordinators use 432-524-1419, the District and County Clerk pages show 432-558-3581, the JP uses 432-558-1108, and Municipal Court uses 432-558-7747.
- Use the clerk's counter or a written request if the online route fails. Ask for the next setting and related docket entry.
- Before appearing, confirm the date, time, place, setting type, and any later change.
On the day of court, a printed calendar or a courthouse posting may help. The clerk's office posts no standing channel or separate public-terminal hours, so ask at the counter what exists. The statewide re:SearchTX Court Records Search is another official route when the service loads and the court participates.
Crane County District and JP Dates
A district schedule and a Justice Court notice serve different purposes. The 109th PDF divides the year. It covers a three-county district. The Crane JP civil packet does something else. It walks a single lower-court matter toward its trial setting. Once an answer is filed, the packet says, the court sets a trial docket. It mails the date, time, and place to the address of record at least 45 days before trial. An earlier setting is allowed in some cases.
| Source | What it shows | How to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| 109th annual schedule | Non-jury, civil jury, criminal jury, and special-setting dates | Call the coordinator and check the case docket |
| JP setting notice | A case date, time, and place after local procedure reaches a setting | Call the JP clerk and keep the record address current |
| Municipal notice | A city citation appearance or hearing date | Call the City of Crane Municipal Court clerk |
Repair-and-remedy and eviction cases move quicker. The packet sets an appearance date 10 to 21 days after filing. It also calls that date the trial date. Check those statements against the current notice and the rules for your actual case.
Court Settings: What Each Field Means
Read a setting line as a whole. A date alone, with no court, time, or setting type, can point to the wrong event. Broad annual schedules skip some fields, while a case notice or hearing entry should carry more detail. Any blank field is a question for the clerk.
| Date | The scheduled day. Compare it with later entries for a reset or cancellation. |
|---|---|
| Time | The start of a hearing or docket call. A case may be reached later. |
| Courtroom | The room or location. The annual PDF does not provide a full case-by-case room list. |
| Judge | The judicial officer tied to the setting. Confirm the county and location in this regional district. |
| Setting type | The purpose, such as non-jury hearing, civil jury, criminal jury, trial, or special setting. |
The cause number matters even when a broad calendar leaves it off. It separates people with similar names and lets staff pull the exact setting.
Crane County's Three-County Calendar
The 109th Judicial District Court spans three counties. They are Andrews, Crane, and Winkler. That regional design is why a Crane County case may carry an Andrews administrative address. The Crane page lists Judge John L. Pool. It also lists coordinators Kacey Gross and Corina Delacruz. The district's primary administrative office sits in the Andrews courthouse. Crane's own courthouse stays the local contact for county records.
An Andrews address does not make the case an Andrews County matter. The same goes the other way. A Crane filing does not mean every event happens at that counter. Confirm both the court and the appearance location each time. The Texas court jurisdiction maps offer a structural check. Local staff confirm the live details.
When a Court Date Moves
Three different things can happen when a court date changes. A reset simply assigns a new one. A continuance pushes a matter later by court action, usually on a motion. A cancellation wipes a planned setting off the calendar. None of these can be assumed just because a line vanishes from the annual PDF. The change may show up first in an order, a later event, direct notice, or word from counsel. Always confirm the newest docket entry with the court itself.
The 109th adds a local wrinkle. Any motion for a continuance or reset must state its number and side. A plaintiff's first request is one example. So is a defendant's second agreed request. That label lets everyone keep track of any earlier changes. But filing the motion moves nothing. Until the court grants relief or staff confirms it, treat the current setting as still in force.
Special settings go through the court administrator directly. For event history, use the Crane County docket search. It shows how hearing and event records differ from a printed planning calendar.
Crane County's 2026 Setting Pattern
The district spreads its work across the published year in a steady rhythm. Non-jury settings open January. They run January 6 through 8. Civil jury follows on January 13, and criminal jury on January 27. March 3 and May 12 sit as special settings. Summer brings civil jury on July 21 and August 18. Fall adds civil jury on September 22 and October 20. December then closes the year. Non-jury dates land December 15 through 17.
Treat these as the shape of the year, not a full event list. A civil-jury label tells you nothing about which cases get reached. A criminal-jury date is not notice to every party in a criminal docket. Crane County also links a 2027 schedule for later planning. Both years bend to court action, docket conditions, conference or holiday notes, and case orders.
Planning note: Use the annual PDF to spot a likely court-work period, then use a cause-specific source to confirm the hearing.
Missed Settings and What Comes Next
Act immediately after a missed setting. Call the clerk or coordinator for the court named on the notice and give the cause or citation number. Ask what the docket now reflects, whether an order or new date has issued, and how to get a copy. A represented party should phone counsel as well. Never pick a new date from the annual PDF.
Missed a setting? Results depend on the case, and a traffic failure to appear may cause added charges, a warrant, or license-renewal limits.
Call the responsible Crane County clerk at once and ask for the current docket status and authorized next step.
Seek advice from a licensed attorney about a warrant, default, dismissal, bond issue, or missed deadline.
The JP packet spells out the stakes. A plaintiff's absence may cause postponement or dismissal. A defendant's absence may bring default judgment. Those are stated possibilities, not a forecast of what any judge will do. City Municipal Court is separate. Its clerk is the first call for a city citation.
Who Confirms Crane County Dates
The fastest confirmation depends on which court holds the setting. The 109th coordinators confirm district settings at 432-524-1419. The District Clerk answers district record questions at 432-558-3581. That office works from 201 W. 6th Street, Room 110, Crane. The County Clerk uses that same listed room and phone. It serves constitutional County Court and probate record routes. The JP sits at 432-558-1108, and Municipal Court at 432-558-7747.
Hours and money cutoffs vary by office. County clerk pages list Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday until 4:00 p.m. Payments face earlier cutoffs. JP sources show a narrower window in one portal notice. Some days close at noon. Call ahead before any deadline-sensitive trip or payment, since a mailed notice, an old schedule, and a portal entry can tell different stories.