How to Search the Valentine Court Docket
Begin with the court name. A Valentine address, property description, or incident location does not identify the custodian. The countywide Justice Court handles traffic, Class C, small-claims, and minor civil matters when named on the paper. Jennifer Wright’s County Clerk function keeps constitutional County Court files. Her District Clerk function keeps Jeff Davis filings in the 394th District Court.
- Copy the court, cause or citation number, caption, date, and issuing agency from the document.
- Ask the Valentine city contact whether a city-issued or ordinance citation was sent to a municipal court or the countywide JP.
- For district or County Court matters, open the correct Jeff Davis County archive and choose the likely dated PDF.
- Use browser Find only after the PDF loads; some local sheets are scanned and not text searchable.
- Use re:SearchTX for participating statewide electronic records and PACER only for federal matters.
- Confirm the match, setting, fee, and copy method with the responsible clerk or coordinator.
An online search that comes up empty does not mean a Valentine case was sealed, dismissed, or never filed.
Valentine Community Court Context
Texas Parks and Wildlife material lists two towns in Jeff Davis County. They are Valentine and Fort Davis. The Texas Municipal League Valentine profile shows a general-law government incorporated in 1890. Its population figure is 134, though the profile gives no date for that count. A 2010 Census table also listed 134. Neither document is a court docket.
Valentine sits far from the county seat and has few officials, so a phone call is often the fastest check. The city profile offers an official contact route but no case information at all.
The Valentine Municipal Court
The city of Valentine posts no municipal court docket in county, OCA, DPS, or TML material. It lists no calendar, pay page, judge, or court hours either. The OCA municipal-courts-by-city directory is the official statewide cross-check. It does not confirm a Valentine listing. Treat the question as open until the city answers it. Call 432-386-3437 if your ticket names a city officer or ordinance. Ask which court received the filing and how to reach its clerk. That call is a verification step, not proof the city runs a court. If the notice names the countywide JP, use that office instead.
Valentine Names Can Mislead Searches
The word "Valentine" can mean several things. It may be the incorporated town, a census county division, an election precinct, or land in that corner of Jeff Davis County. None of those work as interchangeable court filters. The TML profile's 134 figure belongs to the city alone. A 2020 Census county-subdivision table reports 204 for the Valentine CCD. The boundaries differ, so keep the two figures apart.
Search by the record: Use the printed court name and exact cause number before using “Valentine” as a keyword.
A 394th case involving Valentine land can show up on a docket posted through the county page. A county citation may be heard in Fort Davis. Neither mismatch creates a separate Valentine court file.
Valentine Court Dates and Settings
The court posts no online calendar just for Valentine. For a district case, pull the county's dated 394th PDFs, then call the coordinator at 432-837-5831 for live scheduling. County Court questions go to Jennifer Wright's office at 432-426-3251. Justice Court matters? Call 432-426-3045. Remember that a current court order or direct confirmation beats an old PDF every time.
| Date and time | Read the current notice; one docket-call time may cover several cases. |
|---|---|
| Court | Countywide Justice Court, County Court, or 394th District Court. |
| Location | Use the stated courthouse or remote instructions, not the Valentine address alone. |
| Judge | Check the dated record because regular and visiting assignments can differ. |
| Setting type | Examples include hearing, status hearing, arraignment, and pretrial. |
| Cause number | The strongest link between a Valentine matter and the correct file. |
Labels like "ZOOM," "UPDATED," and "in-person" only describe how or where a setting was published. They say nothing about the result.
Valentine Cases on Fort Davis Dockets
Jeff Davis County's District Court archive is posted through offices centered in Fort Davis. It still covers district cases from across the county. So a Valentine property, family, or felony matter can land on a Fort Davis courthouse setting sheet. Geography does not decide the docket. The 394th District Court spans five counties. It keeps its principal office in Alpine.
| Place shown | What it may mean | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine | Residence, property, incident, or city reference | Court and cause number |
| Fort Davis | County clerk or hearing location | Current setting and office |
| Alpine | 394th principal office or coordinator | Jeff Davis filing county |
Use county and court together when you search. The same district number can involve Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Presidio, or Jeff Davis County.
Valentine Traffic Tickets
Handle a ticket naming the countywide Justice Court through that court. Its office sits on the second floor of the courthouse at 100 Court Avenue in Fort Davis. The phone is 432-426-3045. The official page says the court accepts nothing in electronic form. It links GovRec separately for online citation payments. That payment link is not documented as a case-history portal. For a Texas Highway Patrol citation from the last 24 months, the official THP search needs a driver license or ID number and date of birth. First name and last name are also required. All four are required. The result routes you to the court. Questions about payment, plea, fine, or trial still go to the court itself. Do not assume a fixed Valentine deadline. Use the appearance date printed on the citation. Ask the identified court about a plea, trial, payment, driving-safety course, or deferred disposition before that date.
Valentine Countywide Justice Court Route
When the paperwork identifies the countywide JP, that court is the documented route for a Valentine-area traffic, Class C, small-claims, or minor civil matter. The official JP page gives the court contact and the county-linked payment route.
This page is a countywide office, not a Valentine municipal court. It serves any Valentine matter that falls under its authority. The JP page lists a post office box and a fax number. It never says which record requests go through either channel. Do not mail or fax a plea, filing, or copy request yet. Call the office and ask first.
Where Valentine Cases End Up
Valentine's court path depends on the charge. A city ordinance citation goes to the municipal court that the city names. Countywide JP matters stay in Justice Court. Class A or B misdemeanors land in the constitutional County Court. Limited county matters go there too. The 394th District Court takes felonies, district civil cases, family matters, and land-title disputes. Anything federal belongs to the Western District of Texas, Pecos Division.
Docket flow: Valentine city verification › Jeff Davis County Justice or County Court › 394th District Court
Treat this as a routing map. Not every Valentine case climbs each rung. For the wider filing picture, see the Jeff Davis County court docket overview, and always keep the court named on your original paperwork in sight.
Valentine Community Building Is Not Court
A county election order filed in 2025 places the Valentine Community Building at North Main and Eighth Street. The same paper also calls it the Community Complex. That document covers precinct activity. It is a civic venue, nothing more. The order never calls the building a courthouse, a municipal clerk's office, a payment counter, or a hearing site.
The difference matters. An official county paper can be accurate and still serve a purpose far from court business. Do not drive there for a Valentine court docket issue unless a current notice from the court names that spot. When in doubt, ask the city or the court where filings and hearings actually happen.
Correct Clerk for Valentine Records
Jennifer Wright holds both the District Clerk and County Clerk jobs. The files stay separated by court. Her District Clerk side keeps the 394th civil, family, and felony records filed in Jeff Davis County. Her County Clerk side keeps constitutional County Court misdemeanor, civil, and probate files. The countywide JP keeps its own records.
Whatever the office, give it the court, the full cause number, the caption, and an approximate date. Add the exact document you want. Say whether you need a plain or certified copy. Jeff Davis County posts no complete fee table, city form, mail workflow, or turnaround period. So ask the clerk first about current cost and method. And remember: a posted docket PDF or a payment receipt is never a certified copy.
The same split applies when a Valentine matter shows up in a statewide result. re:SearchTX can surface case, filing, document-text, or hearing detail for participating electronic records. Account access does not make every image public, though. State reporting also flags criminal coverage limits. If a result is missing the order you need, ask the court for it. Do not read the portal gap as proof it was never filed.
Valentine Profile Is Not Case Search
The official TML directory page confirms Valentine’s government profile and contact context.
The city profile holds metadata, not docket fields. It cannot hand you a cause number, hearing, filing, or judgment. Its real use is as an official city-level check. That applies when the citation looks municipal and no public Valentine court page exists.
For actual case data, take the court route. That means the county archive, the clerk, the JP, re:SearchTX, or PACER. The right pick depends on the matter.
Public Access to Valentine Court Records
A Valentine address changes nothing about Texas access law. Judicial case records generally sit with the clerk, outside the usual Texas Public Information Act process. OCA policy splits case records from Rule 12 non-case judicial records. Civil records enjoy the Rule 76a presumption of openness. That openness is bounded by its sealing procedure and other laws.
Key access rules:
OCA Open Records Policy identifies the correct custodian and distinguishes case records from Rule 12 requests.
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a states the civil sealing standard and process.
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 addresses county-government information but is not the universal court-case request lane.
DFPS records may stay restricted under Family Code section 261.201 and the 394th's local access order. A public setting line on the Valentine calendar does not open every pleading, report, or child-protection document. Ask the court whether a lawful redacted copy exists.