Angelina County Criminal Docket Searches
The official Angelina County Judicial Web Search is the first stop, and its Criminal Case Records section is the one to pick. The landing page also lists jail, jail-bond, and law-enforcement records. Those are separate tools, not criminal court dockets. If you know the cause number, use it. The exact Odyssey search fields vary. Work with what the screen gives you rather than guessing.
The portal sometimes redirects to a login or drops a category. A blank result does not mean no case exists. Confirm the court, cause number, current status, and next setting with the clerk or the court coordinator.
- Decide whether the matter is a felony, county misdemeanor, or Class C citation.
- Select Criminal Case Records for district or county-court cases.
- Search with the cause number, then permitted party information.
- Check whether the result names the 159th, 217th, CCL1, or CCL2.
- Confirm recent events or request a clerk-issued copy.
Angelina Felony Docket Route
Felony dockets are split between the 159th and 217th Judicial District Courts. The two share concurrent felony jurisdiction. The District Clerk keeps the permanent file: indictments, revocations, bond forfeitures, warrants, and appeals. Visit the counter at 215 East Lufkin Avenue. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or call the main line at 936-634-4312. For a current setting, the 159th coordinator is 936-639-3913 and the 217th coordinator is 936-637-0217. Ask whether the event is an arraignment, pretrial, motion, plea, trial, or reset. Coordinators run the calendars; the District Clerk keeps the records.
District Clerk
Mail: P.O. Box 908, Lufkin, Texas 75902-0908
Phone: 936-634-4312 Fax: 936-634-5915
Criminal Dockets: What They Show
A criminal docket is a register of events, not a story. The screen may show only a case shell while the charging paper, order, or judgment stays in the clerk's file. Treat these items as things to identify or request, not as a promised Odyssey screen layout.
| Cause number | The court identifier, shown as a court-assigned cause number. |
|---|---|
| Court | 159th or 217th for felonies; CCL1 or CCL2 for county misdemeanors. |
| Charge | Indictment, information, citation, offense, or statute when public. |
| Settings | Arraignment, pretrial, motion, plea, trial, or sentencing events. |
| Disposition | Dismissal, conviction, deferred handling, sentence, or appeal. |
Angelina Misdemeanor Court Split
County Court at Law No. 1 and No. 2 share jurisdiction over county misdemeanors. A county docket search may therefore name a County Court at Law instead of a District Court. CCL1 lists criminal coordinator Yamileth Moreno at 936-639-2204. CCL2 lists Jennifer Young, its criminal, probate, and guardianship coordinator, at 936-634-8984. Call the coordinator for a live calendar question. Need a charging document, order, or certified judgment? Ask the proper clerk, and confirm the court, cause number, charging instrument, offense information, plea, settings, motions, disposition, and appeal. A screen summary is not a certified record.
Criminal Case Stages on the Docket
The formal court file starts with an indictment or information. Arraignment is only a procedural appearance. Pretrial settings can cover counsel, discovery, motions, pleas, or readiness. A trial setting does not prove a trial happened. A plea is not sentencing either. The result comes from a signed judgment or dismissal order, which no earlier setting can supply.
Docket flow: Charge Filed › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing or Appeal
A motion entry is a request, not a ruling, so "motion filed" does not mean granted. A reset is not a dismissal. A notice of appeal opens a separate path, often through the Twelfth Court of Appeals.
Angelina iDocket History Check
The District Clerk advertises iDocket, a paid history tool. Its coverage table claims Angelina District felony records beginning January 1, 1990. County misdemeanor records begin December 31, 1983. Those are vendor claims. They do not promise that every image, recent event, or confidential case is there. The "last new case filed" table lists February 6, 2026 for both Angelina rows. That figure marks the newest new case in the table, not activity on an existing one. Use iDocket for historical reach, then check Odyssey and the assigned court.
No-result check: The matter may be in the wrong venue, outside coverage, not synchronized, sealed, expunged, juvenile, or otherwise restricted.
Angelina County Criminal Docket Courts
Each level of offense has its own docket. The 159th and 217th hold felonies, while CCL1 and CCL2 handle county misdemeanors. Justice Courts take fine-only traffic and Class C matters. Municipal courts keep city citation dockets. A district-only search can miss a valid JP or city citation.
| Matter | Venue | First check |
|---|---|---|
| Felony | 159th or 217th | Odyssey and District Clerk |
| Misdemeanor | CCL1 or CCL2 | Odyssey and coordinator |
| Class C | JP precinct | Issuing precinct |
| City citation | Municipal court | Issuing city |
Diboll, Hudson, Huntington, Lufkin, and Zavalla appear in the state municipal directory. Burke is not listed there, so verify its venue from the citation itself.
Angelina Cases in re:SearchTX
The official re:SearchTX portal offers Cases, Filings, Text, and Hearings tabs, with keyword, location, and category filters, advanced search, export, and saved searches. You will need registration or eFileTexas credentials. Statewide reach is not complete Angelina history. Confidential cases can be missing or limited by role, so compare statewide details against the county source, and get any official criminal filing or judgment straight from the court clerk.
Access Rules for Criminal Dockets
Sealed, juvenile, expunged, and restricted material stays hidden. A docket can list an event without releasing the document. County instructions send court case records requests to the proper County or District Clerk. Channels include the clerk counter, phone, mail, fax, coordinators for settings, Odyssey, iDocket, and re:SearchTX. An indictment is an accusation, not a conviction. A bond entry is not guilt. A setting is not a disposition. The District Clerk publishes no current fee sheet, so confirm copy and certification costs before you order.
Texas access framework:
Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 12 governs judicial records.
Texas Family Code Chapter 58 protects specified juvenile information.
Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A governs expunction.
Angelina Criminal Record Requests
When you ask the clerk for a copy of an Angelina County court record, be specific. Name the court, the cause number, the document, and roughly when it was filed. The county's general public-information form will not do the job on its own. Its own printed instructions go further. They send requests for case records on file with the County or District Clerks to the proper clerk in person. The District Clerk lists request addresses too. They include dcorr@angelinacounty.net and dc217orr@angelinacounty.net, each with subject-line and attachment rules. Call ahead and follow the clerk's direction. A generic county form will not reach a case file on its own.
Mail works when a trip to the courthouse is not practical. Send a narrow request to the District Clerk at P.O. Box 908, Lufkin, Texas 75902-0908, and ask what payment and return-envelope procedure applies. A phone call can sort out the court and the document. But a call is not an official copy. For a County Court at Law matter, confirm which clerk holds the item first. The District and County Clerks have separate duties.
A docket line and its source paper answer different questions. The line shows an event was entered. The charging paper states the accusation. An order says what the judge decided. A judgment records the formal outcome. Certification authenticates a clerk copy. So when legal effect matters, request the underlying document and verify the cause number and court.
The District Clerk offers several channels. Options include the public counter, phone, mail, fax, Odyssey, iDocket, and the designated request route where it applies. A coordinator can tell you a current setting. That is not the same as a certified judgment. For a Class C case, go to the issuing justice precinct or municipal court instead. Sending a felony request to the District Clerk for a Class C ticket only wastes time. The right venue is the one that can authenticate the result.
The District Clerk posts no current copy and certification fee schedule. Before you send any funds, ask for the current charge. Also ask about the accepted payment method, turnaround, delivery choice, and any return-envelope rule. And never treat a vendor coverage date or a downloaded screen as clerk certification.