La Salle County Court Calendars Explained
District settings rest on two documents. The 81st/218th Judicial District Courts calendar is the planning layer. Its current 2026 and 2027 links lay out the court days for every county the two district courts serve. Look for LASA before you try to read the date and event codes.
The weekly version does different work. The docket index posts county-by-date PDF lists naming the cases actually scheduled. The annual file shows planned days plus county, event, and judge codes. Both get revised. Neither is the full case file. Neither overrides a later notice from the court.
Start La Salle Dates With LASA
The shared calendar has no city search. La Salle County shows up only as LASA, usually sitting next to a civil or criminal marker, a setting type, and a judge code. Filter by that code. Otherwise you can wander into another county's schedule inside the same district-court network without realizing it.
| Layer | What to find | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| County | LASA | La Salle County setting |
| Case family | CV or CR | Civil or criminal calendar group |
| Event | JT, NJ, GJ, ARR, JDC, DWOP | The planned kind of court work |
| Judge | D, W, or VJ | Dillingham, Wilson, or visiting judge code |
A code only marks the schedule layer. It says nothing final about the case. For a result, order, or judgment, go to the case number and the newest record on file with the clerk.
Finding Your Court Date
Match the channel to the court named on your paperwork. District dates have the clearest online docket search. When that fails, the clerk and the coordinator are the fallbacks. County Court, JP, municipal, child-protection, and federal dates live elsewhere. Each of those offices and portals keeps its own.
- Read the citation, summons, notice, or prior order and identify the court.
- For an 81st/218th matter, open the annual calendar, locate LASA, and note the case and event code.
- Open the weekly docket index and find the La Salle County PDF for the expected date.
- Use re:SearchTX Cases or Hearings search if the electronic record is available.
- Call the County/District Clerk at (830) 483-5120 or the district coordinator at (830) 769-3750 when a district date is unclear.
- For a county, JP, municipal, or child-protection matter, contact that court directly or use its separate official date channel.
- Confirm the date, time, place, and setting type with counsel when represented and before travel.
The courthouse posts no confirmed daily printed calendar or free public terminal. Ask the clerk whether a same-day posting exists instead of assuming one does. Mail moves too slowly for an urgent hearing. Call the clerk directly when time is short.
Official La Salle Calendar Source
The official district calendar page is the right starting point. It carries the year links, the instructions for reading the calendar, and the court's own warning that schedules can change.
That page is the true official source. Still narrow the year calendar to LASA, then cross-check the weekly docket and any later confirmation from the court before relying on a date.
How to Read a Court Setting
One La Salle County court setting bundles several facts. Read them together. The date by itself will not tell you the courtroom, the event, or the judge, and the annual calendar leaves out case-level detail the clerk's record may hold.
| Date | The scheduled day on the current calendar or weekly docket. |
|---|---|
| Time | Court begins at 9:00 a.m. under district setting instructions, unless the notice states otherwise. |
| Courtroom | The room or location on the current notice; confirm before travel. |
| Judge | D means Jennifer Dillingham, W means Russell Wilson, and VJ means a visiting judge. |
| Setting Type | The calendar code for arraignment, jury work, non-jury work, grand jury, docket call, or dismissal docket. |
The district court spans several counties. A judge assignment never replaces the LASA code. A visiting-judge code is not a named assignment until the court confirms who will preside.
La Salle Court Date Codebook
Event codes keep the district calendar compact. They invite bad assumptions too. Treat each code as a setting category, never a prediction of the result.
- CV / CR
- Civil or criminal calendar category.
- JT
- Jury trial.
- NJ
- Non-jury setting.
- GJ
- Grand jury.
- ARR
- Arraignment.
- JDC / DWOP
- Jury docket call or dismissal docket.
JDC also appears as a pretrial conference in the official material. DWOP flags a dismissal docket. It does not prove a case was already dismissed. The signed order or a later clerk entry settles the outcome.
Note: Read a La Salle County event code alongside its date, its court, and the later record. Never treat the code itself as a ruling.
La Salle Dates Marked No More Settings
NO MORE SETTINGS means the day is full. No more cases can be added. The date may still print on the annual calendar, though. Parties and attorneys should never pick it on their own.
Non-jury work follows a set process. Check the calendar. Confirm with opposing counsel. Then submit through the court's setting workflow. The coordinator reviews each request and replies by email, accepted or declined. Only an accepted confirmation puts the matter on the La Salle County court docket.
Continuances, Resets, and Cancellations
Three terms do different things. A continuance delays a hearing by order or approved request. A reset moves the case to a new setting. A cancellation wipes out the planned event. Any of them can make an older La Salle County court calendar wrong for live planning. The weekly docket may have been generated before the last change.
Never assume a case ended because it dropped off one PDF. Search for the later setting. Review any new order in re:SearchTX if available. Call the clerk or coordinator. A represented party should also ask counsel. The official setting page requires an email or fax contact for each attorney or unrepresented party. That contact is how the court sends its decision.
Jury trials run on the Docket Control Order linked from the court site. Pull the current official copy for its detailed deadlines. Do not trust memory or a secondhand summary.
Different La Salle Court Date Channels
That calendar tracks district work only. The 81st/218th settings leave out the rest of La Salle County's courts. The constitutional County Court runs on its own schedule. Its office sits at 101 Courthouse Square, Suite 105, reachable at (830) 483-5139. Four Justice of the Peace courts set their own citation and small-claim hearing dates too. Cotulla and Encinal Municipal Courts round things out with city ordinance and Class C matters.
| Court level | Date source | Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| District | 81st/218th calendar and docket PDFs | Coordinator or County/District Clerk |
| County Court | Direct court or clerk record | County Court phone |
| Justice Court | Named precinct notice or page | Precinct clerk by phone or counter |
| Municipal | Cotulla or Encinal court contact | City clerk or official city page |
| Child protection | Texas Child Protection Court date portal | Named court clerk |
| Federal | PACER for the Southern District of Texas | Laredo Division clerk |
Once you have a date, dig deeper through the La Salle County case lookup for step-by-step search help. No single search ties these separate court systems together.
Verify La Salle Dates Before Travel
La Salle County's homepage has carried courthouse restoration news. It has also posted rededication notices and flood or closure alerts. That is why directory details alone fall short. Before you drive over, confirm the entrance, the room, and office hours for that day. The County/District Clerk posts different hours for different weekdays.
Treat the newest PDF as a dated source rather than the final word. Compare its run date against any later notice. Then call when your travel or service turns on the answer. A La Salle County court date printed on a summons or a signed order can be more specific. It may beat the annual planning calendar.
Note: Keep the current notice and your case number handy. Verify same-day courthouse access through the official county or court channel.
If You Miss a Court Setting
Move fast after missing a La Salle County court date. Call the clerk for the court named on your notice. Ask what the docket now shows. If you have counsel, contact them right away. Do not pick a new date from the annual calendar on your own. A fresh setting may need a court order or coordinator confirmation.
Missed setting: A missed date can lead to serious case-specific consequences, including further court action.
Contact the correct clerk or counsel at once, ask whether an order or new setting has issued, and follow the court’s current instructions.
For a citation, identify the JP or municipal court before calling; the County/District Clerk may not hold that docket.
A public PDF can lag behind what the court just did. When the consequence of a missed hearing is unclear, request the latest docket entry or order. Advice on your situation should come from a licensed attorney, not a calendar code.