Colorado Judicial Docket Search
The Colorado Judicial Branch docket search is the official public search channel for Costilla County court dockets. It covers statewide District and County Court docket data, including Costilla Combined Court when the search is filtered to the county, courthouse, or judicial district. It is built for docket lists and hearing lookup, so it is most helpful when the searcher needs a date, case number, party match, court type, or attorney match.
For most local searches, use County = Costilla County and Courthouse = Costilla Combined Court. Court Type can be set to Both, County, or District. District Court is the better starting filter for felony, divorce, civil, probate, juvenile, mental health, and water-related case classes. County Court is the better starting filter for misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, protection order, and lower-value civil cases. When the case type is unclear, choose Both and add a stronger non-date filter.
- Open the docket search and choose Costilla County, Costilla Combined Court, or the 12th Judicial District.
- Select a date range such as Today, 1 Week, 1 Month, 3 Months, 6 Months, or Specific Date.
- Add a required non-date filter, such as court type, case number, party name, attorney name, attorney bar number, county, or courthouse.
- Run the search and compare the result to the known party, court type, and case number.
- Use any case number from the docket result when requesting documents from the clerk.
The Costilla County Clerk and Recorder page is not the court docket portal, but it is important for users who confuse court dockets with recorded land, marriage, election, licensing, or Board of County Commissioners records.
That split matters because state court docket questions go to the Costilla Combined Court clerk, while recorded-document searches go to the elected Clerk and Recorder.
Costilla County Docket Filters
The docket search text says at least one filter in addition to date is required. A person who selects only a date range may see an insufficient-filter message instead of results. The most reliable docket search starts with Costilla County and Costilla Combined Court, then adds either a party name, case number components, court type, or attorney data.
| Search Method | Best Use | Costilla County Notes |
|---|---|---|
| County and courthouse | Local docket narrowing | Select Costilla County and Costilla Combined Court. |
| Case number | Known case lookup | Use 4-digit year, case class, and sequence when known. |
| Party name | Person or business search | Choose individual first and last name or business name. |
| Attorney search | Lawyer-linked docket | Search by attorney name or attorney bar number. |
| Court type | District or County case split | Use District for felonies and probate, County for misdemeanors and traffic. |
Case classes observed in the docket search include C, CR, CV, CW, DR, JD, JV, M, PR, R, S, and T. Do not overread a case class without the full record. A CR class points to a criminal case, DR to domestic relations, PR to probate, and CW to water, but the clerk's record or ROA gives the more complete story.
Costilla Combined Court Dockets
Costilla Combined Court is the local state-court access point for both District Court and County Court dockets. The Colorado Judicial Branch lists it at 304 Main Street, P.O. Box 301, San Luis, CO 81152, with phone 719-672-3681 and public email costillaclerk@judicial.state.co.us. Public hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except state holidays. The county is part of the 12th Judicial District with Alamosa, Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties.
District Court and County Court can share the same courthouse while still having distinct docket paths. A felony may begin with an advisement or complaint in County Court and move to District Court for prosecution. A misdemeanor, small claim, traffic infraction, or protection order will often stay in County Court. Divorce, probate, juvenile, mental health, and large civil cases are District Court matters. That path affects where a hearing appears and which court type should be used in a search.
The official Costilla County about page describes the county as "Where Colorado Began" and anchors the courthouse context in San Luis, Colorado's oldest town.
That local setting is practical, not just historical. Court, county government, the Clerk and Recorder, the Sheriff's Office, and San Luis municipal functions are clustered in a small area of San Luis.
Costilla County Docket Entries
No public Costilla case-detail click-through was captured in the accessible research view, so the safest docket-entry inventory comes from the official search fields and request form. A docket result should be read as a case and hearing locator. It may help identify the case number, court type, party, lawyer, hearing date, and courthouse, but it may not display the complete pleading, order, or disposition text.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | Year, case class, and sequence used by the court. |
| Court Location | Costilla County, Costilla Combined Court, or another selected court. |
| Court Type | District Court, County Court, or both depending on the search. |
| Party | Individual or business tied to the docket search. |
| Attorney | Attorney name or bar number if used in the search. |
| Date | Docket or hearing date within the selected date range. |
| Case Class | Class code such as CR, CV, DR, PR, T, or CW. |
If the docket entry does not answer the question, request the Register of Action through the court record/document request form. The ROA is the better file for a compact summary of filings, hearings, charges, sentences, and minute orders.
Note: A docket result can confirm a hearing, but a certified order must come from the clerk.
Costilla County Municipal Docket Fallback
Some local ordinance, municipal traffic, and town-code matters may not follow the same path as state District Court or County Court dockets. San Luis Municipal Court has an official municipal court page and names Betty Medina as Municipal Court Clerk. The Town of San Luis address is PO Box 200, 408 Main Street, San Luis, CO 81152, and the town phone is 719-672-3321. If a state docket search does not show a local ticket, bench warrant, or municipal case, the town court is a reasonable fallback.
Research found a county telephone listing for Blanca Town Hall at 719-379-3461, but no official Blanca Municipal Court page was confirmed. That means Costilla County court dockets should not be described as a single universal source for every local matter. The state docket search handles state trial-court docket data, and municipal courts may need direct town contact.
The official Costilla County homepage is a general county entry point with current notices, forms, jobs, and county contact context.
General county pages can help route a user to local offices, but court hearing confirmation should still come from the court that issued the case.
Docket vs Full Case Record
A docket is a list or schedule of case activity. A full case record is the file behind that activity. For Costilla County court dockets, the online search is enough when the goal is hearing lookup, broad case identification, or finding the right case number. It is not enough when a person needs a copy of a complaint, order, judgment, disposition, sentence, decree, probate letter, or certified document.
| Issue | Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Search result or event list | Documents, orders, pleadings, ROA, and certified copies |
| Best Use | Find a hearing, court, party, or case number | Read the case file or prove the court outcome |
| Access Path | Colorado Judicial docket search | Record/document request form or clerk contact |
| Limits | Not a full document viewer | May require fees, ID, redaction, or restricted access review |
The Costilla County court records page covers the document request path in more detail when a docket result is not enough.
Costilla County Non-Docket Records
Not all public record searches are docket searches. The Costilla County Clerk and Recorder handles recorded public documents, marriage licensing, elections, motor vehicle services, and licensing matters. The recording page says document searching, recording, marriage license applications, and similar services are available by phone, mail, or email. The office also provides document request channels distinct from the court clerk.
The Costilla County marriage license page is an example of a county service that can be mistaken for court docket work.
Marriage license records may later matter in domestic-relations or probate research, but the license itself is not found by searching court dockets.
The Costilla County recording page also points to recorded document search options and request channels for deeds and other recorded documents.
Use that office for recorded documents, while the Costilla Combined Court remains the state-court docket and case-record contact.
Confirming Costilla County Court Dates
A docket search can be stale if a hearing was reset, a warrant issued, a case transferred, or a municipal matter never appeared in the state system. For same-day or high-risk questions, confirm with Costilla Combined Court at 719-672-3681 or with the municipal court if the case is a town ordinance or municipal traffic matter. For a court-generated bench warrant, the issuing court is the safest source for status, next court date, and bond-related instructions.
Colorado Judicial pages also carried a statewide warning about fraudulent court appearance text messages. Treat any unexpected text about a court date, payment, or missed appearance with care. Check the docket directly or call the official court number instead of using links from a message.