How the Shackelford County Court Calendar Works
Shackelford County publishes no stable, searchable, countywide judicial calendar. It does post a public-notices calendar and commissioners agendas, but those cover county administrative business rather than court hearings. A real court date comes only from the originating court's docket, an order, a notice, or direct confirmation.
The split calendar mirrors the split courts. Felony and district civil or family settings belong to the 259th Judicial District Court. The constitutional County Court keeps probate and juvenile jurisdiction, with no ordinary civil or criminal jurisdiction under Government Code ยง26.309. The countywide Justice of the Peace hears fine-only cases, traffic, evictions, and small claims. Albany Municipal Court handles city matters within its authority.
Check any schedule entry against its source. The coordinator confirms district calendar information. The clerk confirms what was filed. A lower court confirms its own citation date. Never infer a judicial event from a city council agenda or a commissioners meeting page.
Shackelford District Calendar Has Two Hubs
The 259th Judicial District Court serves Jones and Shackelford Counties. Its listed coordinator works through an Anson mailing address. The combined District/County Clerk keeps Shackelford County filings at the Albany courthouse. One district setting can therefore require two sources. You may need the docket entry from Albany and live confirmation from Anson.
For a district setting, call coordinator Santa Franco at 325-823-2721. Ask for the date, time, hearing type, and location. Also ask whether a later order changed anything. For the filed notice or order, reach the Albany clerk at 325-762-9415. A Shackelford County district case does not belong at the constitutional County Court. That office's courthouse location does not change its role.
| Question | Best local source | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Is the district hearing still set? | 259th court coordinator | The coordinator manages practical calendar details. |
| What notice or order was filed? | Combined clerk | The clerk keeps the docket and court papers. |
| When is a JP citation due? | Countywide JP | The issuing lower court controls that setting. |
| Is an Albany city citation set? | Albany Municipal Court | The municipal court controls its own docket. |
Shackelford County Court Date Lookups
Use every channel you can when a hearing matters. An online entry helps, yet the clerk or coordinator may hold something newer. The county's LGS link cannot be verified as text. There is no daily printed calendar. The right fallback is a direct call, not a guess.
- Read the notice or citation and identify the exact court, county, case number, and hearing type.
- Try the county-linked LGS records page, while recognizing that its public fields and calendar coverage were not confirmed.
- Check re:SearchTX for a covered hearing entry, and compare the result with the latest filed notice.
- For a district setting, phone the 259th coordinator; for a filed order, call the combined clerk.
- For JP or municipal dates, contact the court named on the citation rather than the county courthouse generally.
- If online tools fail, visit the correct clerk counter or send a focused mail, fax, or email request and confirm acceptance.
The clerk's counter sits at 225 South Main Street, Albany. Mail goes to P.O. Box 2109, Albany, TX 76430, and fax is 325-762-9416. OCA lists cheri.hawkins@shackelfordcounty.org. Ask about a public terminal before you travel.
Shackelford Weather Reset Changed Cases
A local notice shows why verifying the Shackelford County court schedule pays off. On January 9, 2025, the 259th District Court page posted a docket cancellation. Roads were unsafe. The cases were reset. That cancellation did not dispose of them. It only moved their settings and made any older date unreliable.
Weather matters even more in a two-county district. The clerk record sits in Albany. The coordinator is listed through Anson. A party may also drive rural roads to reach court. Check shortly before leaving in poor conditions. Ask whether the court issued a new setting notice and whether the docket has been updated.
Reset lesson: A cancelled Shackelford County setting remains an active matter unless a court order says otherwise. Confirm the replacement date.
The county contact page shows the courthouse schedule and closure-sensitive access details.
The official hours help when you plan a clerk visit after the hearing itself is confirmed.
Court Settings: What Each Field Means
Read a Shackelford County setting field by field. The date alone tells you little. A pretrial conference, motion hearing, arraignment, probate hearing, and trial each serve different aims. The court and place must also match the notice, since the county uses several separate venues.
| Date | The day assigned to the event, subject to a later continuance, reset, or cancellation. |
|---|---|
| Time | The scheduled start or reporting time; confirm whether check-in is required. |
| Court and location | The originating court and courtroom or site, which should be confirmed rather than inferred from the county name. |
| Judge | The judicial officer listed for the setting, which may change through assignment or substitution. |
| Setting type | The purpose of the event, such as arraignment, pretrial, motion, probate hearing, or trial. |
| Case status | The current docket status, which does not by itself prove that an older setting remains active. |
Official re:SearchTX guides show that a hearing type can open a hearing-detail dialog. If the portal entry clashes with a new paper notice, call the court. A portal display never outweighs a direct court order.
Shackelford Notices Are Not Court Dates
Shackelford County posts current commissioners meeting agendas and maintains a public-notices calendar link. Albany posts city council agendas too. These are active notice channels for local government. They cannot replace the Shackelford County court schedule. An agenda may use words like meeting, hearing, or notice. That does not create any judicial setting in a civil or criminal case.
That distinction guards against a common search mistake. For a case date, rely on the docket entry or a filed notice. The court coordinator, the clerk, or the issuing lower court can also confirm it. Use commissioners and city agendas only for the public body each agenda names. A case missing from an administrative notice page tells you nothing about its court status.
The official county meeting page displays administrative agendas.
This is the kind of official notice page that should never be mistaken for a judicial docket.
When a Court Date Moves
Dockets shift for a few common reasons. A continuance is a delay the court approves. A reset gives the hearing a new date. A cancellation takes the setting off the calendar, and a reset often follows later. Watch for one trap here. None of these words tells you a charge was dropped or that anyone won. The next docket entry and any filed order tell the real story.
Checking depends on which Shackelford County court holds the case. For a district matter, weigh the newest notice against what the coordinator gives you. Probate runs through the combined clerk or the County Judge route. A countywide JP or Albany municipal case? Call that lower court directly. The countywide JP number is 325-762-9430. OCA lists Albany Municipal Court at 325-762-3133.
- Continuance
- A court-approved postponement to another date.
- Reset
- A new setting that replaces the prior one.
- Cancellation
- Removal of an event from the listed date, which may be followed by a reset.
- Disposition
- The formal outcome of the matter, distinct from a calendar change.
Note: Keep the old notice until the court confirms both the new date and the appearance method.
Shackelford Court Directory Cross-Check
The OCA Court Activity Reporting and Directory system is the tool for pinning down a court. It also gives that court's official contact route. Filters cover court type, Court of Appeals district, county, court name, administrative region, and city. Remember what it is not. This is a directory, not a case calendar. No party name or cause number can be searched there.
It earns its keep when a notice is vague. It also helps when an old phone number goes nowhere. Pick Shackelford County, then narrow by District, Constitutional, Justice of the Peace, or Municipal court. The municipal directory shows Albany Municipal Court with no Moran match. A Moran-area citation should be handled by the court printed on the citation. Confirm it with Moran or the countywide JP. The Texas Judicial Branch directory is the official statewide starting point for current court contacts.
The directory confirms the office route, while the originating court confirms the hearing date.
Missed Settings and What Comes Next
Miss a Shackelford County setting? Act at once. Contact the court named on the notice rather than a general search service. Ask the clerk what the judge entered. It could be a new date, an order, a warrant, a default, a dismissal, or something else. Guessing is the mistake. What happens next depends on the case type and the court's actual docket entry.
A district case takes two calls. The 259th coordinator handles calendar status, while the combined clerk holds the filed record. A JP or Albany Municipal Court matter goes straight to that court. One more caution on traffic citations. The Texas Department of Public Safety failure-to-appear program never replaces the issuing court. DPS sends you back to the court. There you settle the amount, the appearance, and the case status.
Prompt action matters: A missed setting can lead to serious court action. Contact the originating court, get the current status, and follow its instructions.
Keep notes as you go. Write down the office you called, the date and time, and the new setting if one exists. Note how the court will send a fresh notice. Request a copy of any relevant public order when you need it. While you wait for direct confirmation, the Shackelford County docket search supports more field-by-field searching.
Shackelford Court Counter Timing
Want to check a date in person? Courthouse hours in Albany shape your trip. County offices list hours Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Friday keeps the same morning block, then closes at 4:00 p.m. after lunch. Show up at noon and the counter may be dark.
Call ahead to confirm hours and the right office. The general courthouse number is 325-762-9400, though a district setting belongs with the coordinator and a filed notice with the combined clerk. An office schedule is not the hearing schedule itself.