Additional Search Tips

Display Case Information & Activities

Choose this option to search by a known Case ID or Docket number. Case ID (or Docket number) is required. If the exact Case ID or Docket number is not known, the case information will not be retrieved.

Citation Number

You may limit a search using the citation number if known.

Docket Filing Date Range

Enter dates in MM/DD/YYYY format in the Docket Filing Start and Ending Date to narrow your search results to a specific date range of when any docket on the case was originally filed.

Cases Filed by Date Search

Choose this option to search for cases that have been initially filed within a specified date range.

Case Filing Date Range

Enter dates in MM/DD/YYYY format in the Begin Date and End Date fields. These dates are required. If the dates are not known, the case information will not be retrieved.

County

Using the drop down menu, choose the County where the case was filed to narrow your search results. If you do not know in which county the case was filed, select All.

Court Code

You may limit a search using the citation number if known.

Location Code

Using the drop down menu, choose the Location Code where the case was filed in to narrow your search options. If you do not know what the location code is, select All.

Case Type

Using the drop down menu, choose the Case Type to narrow your search options. If you do not know what the Case Type is, select All.

Docket Filings by Date Search

Choose this option to search for cases which have had a docket filed within a specified date range.

Case ID

To narrow the search results, enter the Case ID of the docket filing for which you are searching, if known.

Docket Filing Date Range

Enter dates in MM/DD/YYYY format in the Begin Date and End Date fields. These dates are required. If the dates are not known, the docket information will not be retrieved.

County

Using the drop down menu, choose the County where the case was filed to narrow your search results. If you do not know in which county the case was filed, select All.

Court Code

You may limit a search using the citation number if known.

Location Code

Using the drop down menu, choose the Location Code where the case was filed to narrow your search options. If you do not know what the location code is, select All.

Case Type

Using the drop down menu, choose the Case Type to narrow your search options. If you do not know what the Case Type is, select All.

Docket Code

Using the drop down menu, choose the Docket Code to narrow your search options. If you do not know what the Docket Code is, select All.

About the Case ID

Because CourtConnect can eventually contain cases from all courts in the state, the case numbers in Contexte follow a new format. Circuit Court case or Docket numbers are constructed using four main components:

  • County prefix
  • Two-character prefix indicating the type of case
  • Two-digit year the case was filed (99, 00, 01, 02, etc.)
  • Sequential number of the case (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)

Note: Some historical cases (before 1950) may have four-digit year components assigned so as to not conflict with automatic assignment of two-digit years for the Case ID in Contexte. Example: 26CR-1914-166.