Dade County Court Dockets in 2026
The Dade County Circuit Clerk publishes local court-date information for 2026, effective August 26, 2025. The categories listed in the official research are associate criminal court with Associate Judge Gary Troxell at 10:00 a.m., Circuit Court with Circuit Judge David Munton at 10:00 a.m., and civil court with Judge Troxell at 10:00 a.m. Those categories explain why a Dade County court docket may group several shorter matters under a standard setting.
For hearings expected to take more than 10 minutes, the local instruction is different. Parties are told to submit available dates for a special setting. That means a motion, evidentiary issue, or longer contested matter may not fit the ordinary docket category even when it belongs to the same case. The court-date list is a planning tool, while the actual case docket and official notice control a person's court obligation.
| Docket Category | Judge / Division | Time Noted | Practical Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate criminal court | Associate Judge Gary Troxell | 10:00 a.m. | Short criminal settings, initial stages, and associate-level criminal activity. |
| Circuit Court | Circuit Judge David Munton | 10:00 a.m. | Circuit-level hearings, including matters beyond associate jurisdiction. |
| Civil Court | Associate Judge Gary Troxell | 10:00 a.m. | Civil settings, associate civil matters, and related docket calls. |
| Special setting | Assigned by court | By court order | Hearings expected to exceed 10 minutes need available dates submitted. |
The manifest image from the Greenfield branch and facility page shows the municipal court's first-Thursday monthly court time and location.
That municipal schedule is separate from the county Circuit Court categories, so city tickets should be checked with the municipal court when Case.net does not resolve the date.
Search Dade County Dockets Online
Dade County docket lookup starts with Missouri Case.net. The county's traffic instructions say to select the 28th Judicial Circuit in the "Search For Cases In" field, enter the name exactly as shown on the ticket under litigant name, click Find, open the case number, and check for Plead and Pay where it appears. That same search path helps users find court dates and docket entries for other public Dade County case types.
- Open Case.net and choose the public case search.
- Select 28th Judicial Circuit when narrowing to Dade County court dockets.
- Search by litigant name or case number, using the ticket or court notice spelling when available.
- Open the case number result and read the docket entries, future hearings, and payment status if shown.
- Call the Circuit Clerk if the case cannot be found or if a date must be confirmed from the official court file.
Case.net is helpful, but a docket entry is not the same as a file-stamped motion, order, or certified record. A person who needs the full case file should use the Circuit Clerk copy process described on the Dade County court records page.
Dade County Docket Tracking
The Missouri State Public Defender page on court dates explains the Track This Case function. A user can search by case number or litigant name, choose Track This Case, provide an email address, add an optional mobile phone number, enter verification characters, and submit the tracking request. The MSPD warning is important: Case.net notifications are not official court notices. They can help monitor a Dade County court docket, but they do not replace orders, subpoenas, mailed notices, or instructions from the court.
| Track This Case Field | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Case number | Finds a specific docket when the court number is known. |
| Litigant name | Searches by party name when the case number is not known. |
| Email address | Receives non-official reminder and update messages. |
| Mobile phone number | Optional field for phone-based notice where supported by the system. |
| Verification characters | Confirms the request before tracking starts. |
The screenshot from Missouri State Public Defender court-date guidance documents the Case.net and Track This Case workflow.
Public defender material is most useful when a docket search involves a qualifying state charge and the person also needs counsel screening.
Greenfield Municipal Court Docket
Greenfield Municipal Court is a local docket channel for city traffic and ordinance tickets. The municipal court office page lists Municipal Division Clerk Megan Gandy, 105 S. Grand St., Greenfield, MO 65661, phone 417-637-2532, fax 417-637-0403, and office hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Municipal Court is held on the first Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at 105 S. Grand Street.
Greenfield municipal code says the Court Clerk maintains the municipal docket, logs tickets, complaints, summonses, bonds, and payments, prepares warrants and notices, receives fines and costs, and reports moving violations to the Missouri Director of Revenue. This is why a city ordinance docket may have practical traffic consequences even when it is not the same as a county criminal case file.
Greenfield Municipal Court
105 S. Grand St.
Greenfield, MO 65661
417-637-2532
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Greenfield Municipal Court office page is one of the successful manifest sources for Dade County docket work.
Use this municipal office when the matter is a Greenfield city ticket or ordinance case rather than a county-level Circuit Court docket.
Dade County Dockets vs Records
A docket is the event list for a case. It can show hearings, filings, continuances, pleas, orders, warrants, payments, and dispositions. The full case record is broader. It can include pleadings, charging documents, motions, orders, judgments, divorce decrees, probate filings, CDs, transcripts, and certified copies. Dade County users often start with a docket because it is faster to search, then request the record document from the Circuit Clerk if the docket entry does not contain enough detail.
| Issue | Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Chronological list of case events. | Documents and clerk file materials. |
| Common use | Check dates, status, and recent activity. | Prove an order, judgment, sentence, decree, or filed pleading. |
| Access path | Case.net, Circuit Clerk, or municipal clerk. | Circuit Clerk copy request, with fees and ID rules where applicable. |
| Limits | May omit sealed details or document images. | May require certified copy fees, closed-file research, or court approval. |
The image from Greenfield municipal code on Court Clerk duties shows how the local municipal docket is maintained outside the county's general case-copy process.
The code detail matters because municipal dockets can include bonds, warrants, waivers, and fine payments that are specific to city cases.
Read Dade County Docket Entries
Docket entries should be read by date, event type, and court level. A "motion" is a request for the judge to act. An "order" is the judge's directive. A "continuance" means the matter was postponed. A "disposition" is the result of the case or charge. "Bond" relates to release conditions or security while a criminal case is pending. A "bench warrant" commonly relates to failure to appear or contempt.
For Dade County criminal dockets, the prosecutor's page explains the stages behind many entries: evidence is presented by law enforcement, the prosecutor decides charges, an initial arraignment informs the defendant of charges, and a preliminary hearing tests probable cause before a felony bind-over. Associate circuit court can sentence misdemeanor convictions, while circuit arraignments are open to the public. Those stages can appear as separate docket events before the final disposition.
The Missouri State Public Defender office list includes the District 28 Nevada office serving Dade County.
That contact source is relevant when a docket reflects a pending state criminal charge and the person may need eligibility screening for appointed counsel.
Note: For Dade County hearings, use the official court notice when it conflicts with a reminder or informal docket check.