How to Search the Booker Court Docket
Booker offers no dedicated case-search form on its official city pages. That does not close the door. It just points you elsewhere. A reliable docket search starts with your citation and a call to the city, not with a broad web hunt. Keep those details in front of you. Gather the court name, citation number, citation date, alleged violation, and any appearance date. With those details, staff can pull the right matter without a risky name-only search. Work through a focused Booker court docket request in this order:
- Read the citation's Court field and confirm that it says Booker Municipal Court.
- Collect the citation number, date, name as printed, and alleged offense.
- Contact Booker City Hall and ask for the current municipal-court lookup channel.
- Ask whether an appearance is required and whether the listed setting has changed.
- If the citation names Justice Court, use the Ochiltree County Justice Court instead.
Booker Court Contact Route
Booker sends citation and ordinance fine questions straight to City Hall. Mail goes to PO Box M, Booker, TX 79005. The phone line is (806) 658-4579. Have your details ready before you call. Staff will want the exact citation number, the court name, and the citation date. They will also need the alleged violation. Then ask them to confirm the payment route and whether an appearance is required. Also ask about your scheduled date, and how to get a regular or certified copy of the docket.
Booker City Hall
Mail: PO Box M, Booker, TX 79005
Phone: (806) 658-4579
Purpose: Municipal citations and ordinance-fine questions
Keep the request narrow because Booker sits across two counties. Confirm every detail before you mail anything, and skip sending sensitive identifiers over an unsecured channel unless the city tells you to.
The Booker Municipal Court
Booker Municipal Court states its mission plainly. It works to interpret and adjudicate state laws and city ordinances fairly and impartially. Its docket covers city ordinance cases plus fine-only Class C misdemeanors filed under municipal authority. It holds no felony, district civil, county probate, or Justice Court files. Something happening in Booker does not move those files here. Who presides? The current city pages do not say. A 2023 state directory listed Craig Lee Custer, but an old listing proves nothing about today. Ask City Hall who will preside over your scheduled Booker setting.
Booker Docket Without a Portal
The city pages offer no case-number form. There is also no name-search field, city calendar, docket sample, or payment portal. That is all the finding means. The court may run internal tools, and access options can change over time. A missing web form does not mean a case or record is missing.
| Need | Public finding | Best action |
|---|---|---|
| Citation lookup | No Booker form exposed | Call with exact number |
| Court date | No city calendar found | Ask Booker staff to confirm |
| Payment | No official Booker pay link found | Use only city-approved instructions |
| Docket copy | No sample register found | Ask about format and fee |
Booker Court Dates and Settings
The official Booker calendar page lists Mondays at 1:00 p.m. Sessions run only when needed. So the weekly slot is not proof your case is on that day's docket. A setting can change or be reset. Check your citation date first. Compare it against what City Hall actually has on file before you show up.
| Date | The specific scheduled Monday or other date confirmed by the city. |
|---|---|
| Time | 1:00 p.m. is the published general time, subject to case confirmation. |
| Courtroom | The place stated by Booker Municipal Court. |
| Judge | The current presiding officer, confirmed by the city. |
| Setting Type | Appearance, plea, pretrial, trial, compliance, or another event. |
Booker also sets its own courtroom rules. Phones must be off. Photography and audio recording are barred, and no food or drink comes inside. The dress page adds its own limits: nothing see-through or midriff-baring, no sagging pants, and no clothing promoting violence, drugs, profanity, or other inappropriate activity.
Booker Court Search Crosses Counties
Booker sits in two counties, according to the Texas State Historical Association. They are Lipscomb and Ochiltree. Its 2020 population of 1,437 counts the whole town, not just the Ochiltree side. So the town name alone cannot tell you which court docket holds the case. A Booker Municipal Court citation stays a Booker matter. A county case, though, may fall on either side of the line. It all depends on venue and jurisdiction.
Check the citation first: record the exact court and county before calling. Booker is a geographic clue, not a complete court identifier.
The town began as LaKemp in Oklahoma in 1909. In 1919 it moved seven miles to follow the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway. The history explains the odd location, but current court documents still control where a case goes today.
Booker Traffic Tickets
The issuing court comes first. A ticket written inside Booker may still belong to Ochiltree County Justice Court rather than Booker Municipal Court. Read the Court line on the citation before anything else. When that line names the Booker court, call the city. Ask about your balance, whether an appearance is required, how to contest the ticket, and how to get a copy of the filing. When it names the Justice Court instead, that office takes the question, at (806) 435-8020. The city posts no Booker-specific online pay link. So get the approved payment method straight from city staff rather than from any unofficial payment page. Guessing at a procedure can cost you a deadline. For the fuller split between municipal and JP citations in the county, see the Ochiltree County traffic court records page.
Booker Court Pages Show Access
The official Booker Municipal Court page states the court's city-law role.
The Booker court calendar page posts the conditional Monday schedule and the dress rules. It confirms which court you are dealing with, though it is not a record of any single case.
Confirmation of a specific case is still up to you. The city's procedures and fines page lists docket procedures and conduct rules that apply in court.
Together, the official pages explain access without exposing a public case-search form.
Where Booker Cases End Up
Matters beyond municipal power move to the court that handles that case type. The Ochiltree County Clerk takes county criminal, civil, probate, juvenile, and mental-health filings. District Clerk Shawn Bogard holds felony, district civil, and family records. Those belong to the 84th District Court. Justice Court keeps JP traffic, small claims, and eviction cases.
Docket flow: Booker Municipal Court › Ochiltree County Courts › 84th District Court
Think of this as a routing map. Not every Booker citation climbs through all three courts, so search the one the record actually names. For county-level detail, the Ochiltree County court docket overview spells it out.
Booker Monday Docket Rule
Booker's own page lists court on Mondays at 1:00 p.m., held as needed. That phrase does real work. It tells you when the municipal judge sits. It does not give your citation a standing Monday date. Showing up just because it is Monday is a gamble. Call (806) 658-4579 first. Ask whether your case sits on that day's Booker court docket, whether you must appear, and whether the date has moved. A reset only changes a setting. It does not dismiss or resolve anything by itself. Write down what the city tells you and keep it with the citation.
Reading a Booker Docket Entry
Booker publishes no sample docket entry, so don't guess at the fields. When staff give you a status or a copy, check what is truly in front of you. The citation number must match yours exactly. The court named must be Booker Municipal Court. Then compare the ordinance or offense charged, the filing or citation date, the setting date, the status, and any disposition language.
- Citation number
- The unique number printed on the Booker citation.
- Setting
- A scheduled court event, which is not itself a judgment.
- Disposition
- The recorded way the matter ended, if it has ended.
- Reset
- A new setting after an earlier date changed.
A calendar entry proves only that something was scheduled. It shows no guilt, no dismissal, no payment, no final outcome. For the precise question you have, ask the docket or the clerk for confirmation.
Public Access to Booker Court Records
In Texas, access to court records turns on two things. One is the type of record and the other is who keeps it. The Texas Public Information Act does not reach every adjudicative court record the way it covers executive-branch material. Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 12 governs judicial records. Separate statutes and court rules control case files, confidentiality, sealing, and remote electronic access. A sharp Booker request names the municipal court, the citation number, the citation date, the entry or document wanted, and the copy form preferred. If the number is unknown, give staff just the name and date details they need. Ask whether inspection is offered. Ask whether a request can be mailed to PO Box M, and what copy or certification charge applies. City Hall's published phone route handles citation and ordinance-fine questions. A statewide portal is no substitute. Public re:SearchTX coverage does not guarantee municipal or criminal results. And the Booker town name cannot resolve the county boundary for you.
Access rule: Request a Booker municipal record from the Booker court, identify the citation or case as narrowly as possible, and ask what rule governs inspection or copies. Sealed, confidential, and protected data are not made public merely because another docket field is open.
Ask for a regular or certified copy, say whether you need electronic or paper, and request the fee before ordering. Confirm all Booker court docket information with the municipal court that issued it. That matters most when a date, status, or payment instruction will guide an appearance.