The Lee County Court Calendar
Lee County posts no single daily calendar for the public. Instead, a few separate sources each cover part of the picture. The case-specific side lives in Search ARCourts. It shows future events for a case you look up. The recurring side comes from the 22nd State District Court administrative plan. Circuit matters get their own hub. The First Judicial Circuit maintains a calendar landing page arranged by judge.
Each tool answers a different question. Search ARCourts tracks one case. The district plan describes the usual Marianna session pattern. A Lee County judge calendar can outline a circuit division. When a setting may have moved, read them together rather than trusting any one alone.
Lee County Court Calendar Pattern
Marianna's weekly rhythm comes straight from the official district plan. County criminal and traffic matters usually come up Mondays at 9:00 a.m. City criminal and traffic follows an hour later, Mondays at 10:00 a.m. Civil cases, small claims, and approved circuit referrals land on the second and fourth Fridays at 9:00 a.m.
| Marianna docket | Recurring session | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| County criminal and traffic | Monday, 9:00 a.m. | Case date, courtroom, and active status |
| City criminal and traffic | Monday, 10:00 a.m. | Case date and whether a later reset exists |
| Civil, small claims, referrals | Second and fourth Friday, 9:00 a.m. | Case type, judge, and current setting |
That pattern is not a personal notice. A holiday, a continuance, a transfer, or a court order can push any single setting to a new day.
The First Judicial Circuit calendar page is the official source displayed alongside this Lee County calendar image.
The listed calendars explain why a circuit search starts with the assigned judge. There is no single county-wide daily sheet to check instead.
How to Find Your Court Date
Begin with the actual case, not the weekly slot. Pull the exact case or citation number and know whether it sits in Circuit Court or District Court. Then work each access channel until the current setting is certain.
- Search the case in Search ARCourts and open its future-events block.
- Read later filings, notices, continuances, and orders that may replace the listed event.
- Check the First Circuit judge calendar or the district recurring plan as context.
- Call the Circuit Clerk at 870-295-7710 or District Clerk at 870-295-7730.
- Ask for the date, time, courtroom, judge, and setting type.
- Visit 15 East Chestnut Street and check any posted docket or public terminal after calling about availability.
The district judge's published office number is 870-295-3434. Call it only if the clerk sends the question there. The court mails no daily calendar, but a court-issued notice that arrives by mail is still a key case-specific record.
Lee County Court Calendar Events
Search ARCourts splits past filings and events from future ones. That split is the whole game. A docket entry with the latest date might be a motion or an order, not the next hearing. Go straight to future activity, then scan newer entries for a continuance or amended notice.
- Future event
- Scheduled court activity displayed in the public case information.
- Setting
- The date, time, place, and purpose assigned for court action.
- Continuance
- An order or approved move of a setting to another date.
- Reset
- A new setting that can leave the old event visible in the history.
- Motion hearing
- A setting for argument or evidence on a request to the court.
Always match a Lee County court calendar entry to its case number and current court level.
Reading a Court Setting
Read every field as a set. A bare date with no setting type invites the wrong guess about a trial. A courtroom listed without the court level can send you to the wrong office. When the public display leaves a field blank, ask the assigned Lee County clerk.
| Date | The day assigned to the event; check whether a later order changes it. |
|---|---|
| Time | The call time for the case, which may differ from the broad session start. |
| Courtroom | The room or court location entered for the event; confirm when blank. |
| Judge | The assigned judicial officer or division tied to the setting. |
| Setting type | First appearance, arraignment, pretrial, motion hearing, trial, or another listed purpose. |
A bench trial and a pretrial setting are different animals. The event description controls, subject to later confirmation from the court.
Lee County Court Calendar Boundary
The First Circuit's courtroom-calendar page by county opens to username and password fields. No public Lee County daily result appears without credentials. That is why the fallback chain matters. Start with case future events. Then try the assigned judge's available calendar, the filing clerk, and any courthouse posting.
The official courtroom-calendar page appears alongside the Lee County calendar image.
The login screen settles it: this route can't replace a public case search or a clerk call.
Public fallback: Do not seek credentials. Use Search ARCourts and contact the clerk who maintains the Lee County case.
Resets, Continuances, and Cancellations
A reset gives the case a new court date. A continuance is the court-approved move behind it. The Lee County docket can keep the old event as history. So two dates may sit side by side. Read them in date order. Open any public notice or order tied to the change.
If the active date stays murky, call the filing clerk. Give the case number and ask which future event controls. For a district matter, the Monday or Friday pattern can flag a mismatch. But the general plan can't settle the question. A direct court notice or clerk confirmation always outranks it.
Note: A canceled session does not dismiss the case. It means the hearing must be tracked to its next valid setting.
Lee County Court Calendar Calls
Who you call depends on court level. Reach the Lee County Circuit Clerk at 870-295-7710 for circuit civil, criminal, domestic-relations, probate-division, juvenile, or district-appeal settings. The First Circuit district directory lists District Court Clerk Pat Carlow at 870-295-7730 for Marianna district criminal, traffic, civil, and small-claims dates.
Ask five quick questions: What is the active date? What time should the party report? Which courtroom hears it? Which judge or division is assigned? What kind of setting is it? Also ask whether a later order moved the event and whether any closure affects the courthouse. The official pages publish no counter hours or holiday schedules.
Lee County Court Calendar Judges
Lee County sits inside the First Judicial Circuit, which spans several counties. Five circuit divisions serve the county. A judge's chambers may sit in another county entirely. That layout trips up a calendar search. The office address never decides who keeps the Lee County filing. For the official lineup, the Arkansas circuit-judge directory lists each division, and the official page below shows the entries themselves.
The directory tells you the division. For anything about a Lee County case or its court dates, the Lee County Circuit Clerk is still the local contact worth calling.
Lee County Court Calendar Notices
Three different sources can describe the same hearing. A filed notice shows what the court communicated. That snapshot was fixed when the paper hit the file. A future event entry gives the date the case system currently holds. Only the court itself can confirm what is still active today. Weigh all three. Do not trust whichever screen looks newest.
| Source | Best use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Notice or order | Terms of the filed setting or reset | A later order may replace it |
| Future event | Current online case-calendar clue | May omit a document or courtroom detail |
| Clerk or assigned court | Live confirmation | Requires the correct case and court contact |
If a filing has no linked image, ask the clerk for the notice by entry title and date.
Lee County Court Calendar Settings
The local plan splits settings into several types. County criminal and traffic cases run separately from city criminal and traffic. Civil matters, small claims, and circuit referrals all share a Friday block. District Court may also handle a first appearance, release inquiry, or warrant step tied to a circuit prosecution.
The labels matter. A first appearance covers early rights and release, not a trial. A pretrial or status setting moves the case along before the end. A motion hearing takes up one specific request. A bench or jury trial decides the merits. Read the event label. That habit keeps a broad Lee County court calendar slot from being mistaken for the final hearing.
Lee County Court Calendar Offline
Missing data online? Go to the right counter. That counter sits at the Lee County Courthouse, 15 East Chestnut Street, Marianna, AR 72360. Ask whether a daily docket is posted and whether a public terminal exists. The clerk documents neither feature online. So call before you drive over. Bring the case number and the filing court's name.
Older files may need staff retrieval. A filing can also show up without its notice image attached. Either way, ask the clerk for the exact public entry. The Lee County case search walks through participant and case-number fields in more depth. For portal failures, AOC support at 501-410-1900 option 1 or 866-823-5778 can help. It cannot change a hearing date, though.
What To Do If You Miss a Setting
Move fast. Check Search ARCourts for a new entry. Do not sit back and wait for the portal to catch up before you call the assigned court. Reach the Circuit Clerk or District Clerk. Give the exact case number, and ask what the court entered and what step comes next. The clerk handles records and scheduling but cannot hand out legal advice.
Missed setting: A missed date can produce an order, warrant, default, or other consequence depending on the case. Contact the court now and follow its instructions.
Do not assume the next Monday or Friday on the Lee County court calendar means another chance. Only the court can set the next event. If counsel is on the case, call counsel too.