San Juan County Court Dockets
A docket is the court's running list of events in a case. In San Juan County, a docket may show the case number, court location, filing date, hearing date, parties, event type, charges or claims, and disposition activity. The docket tells a reader what happened and when. It does not replace the full case file. Motions, exhibits, orders, pleadings, and certified copies may require re:SearchNM, SOPA, an in-person clerk request, or a court IPRA request.
San Juan County dockets also depend on court level. District Court covers felony, divorce, major civil, juvenile, appeal, mental health, and contested probate matters. Magistrate Court covers misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, other traffic violations, landlord-tenant cases, limited civil claims, and felony preliminary hearings. Municipal Court covers city traffic, DWI/DUI, petty misdemeanors, and ordinance matters, but public municipal data in Case Lookup is limited.
| Docket Source | Best Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Case Lookup | Find case matches, court location, hearing-date filters, and docket identifiers. | No public document downloads. |
| Eleventh Judicial District hearing schedules | Check current hearing calendars for District Court activity. | Schedules cover current day plus six days. |
| Court clerk | Confirm a missing hearing, older docket, or document request. | Must contact the court that holds the case. |
Search San Juan County Court Dockets Online
New Mexico Case Lookup is the main public search tool for San Juan County docket information. After accepting the disclaimer, users can search by name, case number, or DWI tab. For docket work, the hearing-date option is especially useful because the form can filter by filing date or hearing date. A broad name search can return statewide results, so use court type and court location when possible.
- Open Case Lookup and accept the judiciary disclaimer.
- Search by party name, case number, driver license, date of birth, or DWI tab when applicable.
- Filter court type to District Court, Magistrate Court, or Municipal Court when the venue is known.
- Use hearing-date ranges to locate scheduled San Juan County court docket activity.
- Call the court if the hearing is not listed or if a party needs courtroom, remote-appearance, or document details.
The Eleventh Judicial District Pretrial Services page is one San Juan County source tied to criminal hearing flow and pretrial case activity.
Pretrial programs are not the docket itself, but they explain why some criminal cases have repeated review hearings and supervision-related events.
San Juan County Docket Entry Fields
The research did not capture a full public court sample docket because the legacy Case Lookup search requires interactive session posting. The official field inventory still shows the search fields used to locate docket activity, and the jail charge sample shows how court docket numbers can appear when a charge has moved through Magistrate Court. A careful docket review should separate the search input fields from the displayed case events.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case or docket number | The court file identifier. Jail samples showed Magistrate-style numbers such as M-147-MR-26-054. |
| Court location | The venue, such as District 1116 Farmington/Aztec, Magistrate 47 Farmington, or Magistrate 147 Aztec. |
| Filing date | The date used to place the case into the court record. |
| Hearing date | The date used to find scheduled docket activity in Case Lookup. |
| Case category | A short category code or case-type marker where available. |
| Disposition | The result or status when the docket entry or charge has reached an outcome. |
San Juan County docket searches can also use District Court program context from the District Court ADR program page.
ADR or mediation activity may appear as case events, but the official case docket remains with the court system.
San Juan County Courts With Dockets
The Eleventh Judicial District serves San Juan and McKinley counties. For San Juan County, District Court has locations in Aztec and Farmington. Magistrate Court also has Aztec and Farmington locations. Municipal courts in Aztec, Bloomfield, and Farmington may hold city docket information for traffic, petty misdemeanor, municipal DWI, and ordinance cases. Probate Court handles informal estate matters, while contested estates go to District Court.
- Aztec District Court handles District Court dockets for felony, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, appeal, and related matters.
- Farmington District Court is a second District Court location for San Juan County filings and hearings.
- Aztec Magistrate Court and Farmington Magistrate Court handle limited civil, misdemeanor, traffic, DWI/DUI, and preliminary criminal dockets.
- Aztec, Bloomfield, and Farmington Municipal Courts handle city-level docket matters, though public online municipal data is limited.
- San Juan County Probate Court handles informal probate dockets, with contested estates moving to District Court.
For estate dockets, New Mexico Courts provides probate forms and guidance through its probate forms page.
Probate docket work often requires knowing whether the matter is informal in Probate Court or contested in District Court.
San Juan County Dockets vs Case Records
A docket is the timeline. A case record is the broader file. That difference matters in San Juan County because Case Lookup may show a case and docket activity while documents remain unavailable through the public portal. If a person needs a certified judgment, motion, plea paperwork, decree, or order, the request usually goes to the court clerk, re:SearchNM, SOPA, or the New Mexico Courts IPRA process.
| Docket | Full Case Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Chronological list of filings, hearings, and court events. | File containing public pleadings, orders, judgments, and other documents where accessible. |
| Public lookup | Often found through Case Lookup or hearing schedules. | Documents are not downloadable from public Case Lookup. |
| Best use | Track status, next hearing, venue, and case movement. | Review the legal papers or obtain certified copies. |
| Request route | Search online, then contact the court if not listed. | Use the clerk, re:SearchNM, SOPA, or court IPRA. |
Read San Juan County Docket Numbers
Docket numbers can carry venue clues. Research samples from Adult Detention Center charge records showed docket numbers such as M-147-MR-26-054, M-147-FR-25-383, and M-147-FR-25-288. The research inference is that M denotes Magistrate Court and 147 matches the Aztec Magistrate location code observed in Case Lookup. Category letters vary by case type. A similar logic can help readers match a docket to the correct San Juan County court, but official confirmation should come from the court clerk.
Common docket terms also need care. A disposition is the outcome of a charge or case. An arraignment is an early criminal hearing where charges and plea are addressed. A motion is a written request asking the judge to act. A hearing date is not proof of guilt or liability. It only shows that the court scheduled an event. When a docket shows a failure to appear or bench warrant entry, the issuing court should be contacted directly.
San Juan County docket searches should also account for timing and venue. District and Magistrate case data is described as current within 24 hours after entry, but that does not mean a new filing, amended charge, or hearing reset will appear the instant it happens. If a deadline, appearance, bond condition, or failure-to-appear issue is involved, the safe record source is the court named on the citation, notice, or Case Lookup result.
Note: A missing online hearing does not prove there is no court date; call the court that holds the case.