Searching for your court date online is easy. Have your case or citation number available. Official information you receive regarding your case will include your case number. This includes police reports, court documents and official notices.
If you can’t find your case number, you can still track down your case record and find your court date online.To use the search engine, you will need the first and last name of the defendant, at least. To find this search function, start by typing your state of residence into a search engine, followed by “court date lookup.” The first result should say something along the lines of “Find Courts,” “Search Records,” or “Court Calendar Search.” Click the link, and enter the appropriate information into the search engine.
In terms of finding court date for a federal offence, use a separate court date lookup tool. You can find information on a federal court case with the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) tool.
There is also a tool called the PACER Case Locator if you aren’t sure which court your case is under.
Sometimes you cannot find your court date online because 1) it has to do with juvenile or paternity cases, or other cases with sensitive subject matter;2 ) it simply has not been uploaded yet. Regardless, it is your responsibility to find the date and arrive on time. Other options besides looking up your court date online are to call the court that you are scheduled to appear at and ask. If you have a lawyer, you may also reach out to him or her, and he or she will likely know the court date.