What Is a Coahoma County Court Docket
A docket is the spine of a case. It is the dated list of events, settings, filings, and orders that a court keeps as a matter moves forward. Each line marks something that happened or is about to happen. A hearing gets set. A motion is filed. A judge enters an order. The docket records the date, the parties, the court, and a short note about the event. It does not hold the documents themselves.
That last point matters in Coahoma County. A public docket may show only the cause number, the parties, the judge, the hearing date, and a short event line. The full clerk file is a separate thing. It holds the pleadings, motions, exhibits, orders, and financial entries behind those short notes. So a docket tells you when and what. The case file tells you the detail. Many readers want the docket first, because it answers the most common question, which is when the next hearing falls.
A handful of terms turn up on almost every Coahoma docket entry.
- Cause number
- The court's number for a case or matter, such as 2025-91 or 2023-317.
- Case style
- The name of the case, like a divorce caption or an estate matter.
- Setting
- The scheduled date and time a matter is placed on the calendar.
- Continuance
- A postponement that moves a hearing to a later date.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a charge, claim, or whole case.
The 7th Chancery Coahoma Docket
The strongest free docket in the county is the chancery calendar. Coahoma sits in the 7th Chancery Court District, and that district posts a public docket page just for the county. It is not a full case search. It is a forward-looking calendar of chancery hearings, which means divorce, custody, support, probate, guardianship, and land matters. Each entry lists the cause number, case style, case type, chancellor, hearing time, attorneys, and a short setting note.
The public Coahoma calendar lives at its own address. You can open the 7th Chancery Coahoma docket to see upcoming settings sorted by date. The same site lets you filter by chancellor or search by date.
The screen below shows that county docket as the district publishes it.
From that page a reader can reach the master view, the date search, and each chancellor's slate. The table lists the main controls a public user will meet.
| Control | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search 7th Chancery Court | Site search | General keyword search across the district site. |
| Master Docket | Navigation tab | Opens the full docket view for the district. |
| Search By Date | Filter | Pulls settings for a chosen date. |
| Chancellors | Filter | View All, Catherine Farris-Carter, W.M. Sanders, Willie J. Perkins, Sr., or a visiting judge. |
| Location | URL list | The Coahoma calendar has its own dedicated page. |
| Page controls | Pagination | Long lists page out, such as 27 results across three pages. |
Note: The three district chancellors all hear matters across the whole district, so a Coahoma case may appear under any of the three names.
Coahoma County Dockets by Court
No single screen holds every Coahoma docket. The county runs five trial courts, and each one tracks its own calendar through a different channel. The first job is to match your matter to the right court. Felony and general civil cases sit in Circuit Court. Equity, family, and probate matters sit in Chancery Court. Smaller civil cases, misdemeanors, and Youth Court fall to County Court. Small claims, evictions, county traffic, and warrants land in Justice Court. City tickets and ordinance cases go to the Clarksdale Municipal Court.
Once the court is clear, the docket source follows from it.
- Circuit, Chancery, and County Court dockets flow through Mississippi Electronic Courts, with public access by registration.
- Chancery hearing settings also appear on the free 7th Chancery Coahoma calendar.
- Circuit and County Court files are held at the counter by the Circuit Clerk.
- Justice Court keeps its own dockets and can certify transcripts and copies.
- The Clarksdale Court Clerk prepares municipal dockets, schedules cases, and files judge orders.
For the deeper files behind any of these calendars, the Coahoma County court records page walks through each clerk and the statewide system in detail. The docket only points to where a case stands today.
Inside a Coahoma County Docket Entry
A chancery docket entry packs a lot into a few lines. Read top to bottom, it tells you the date, the county, the chancellor, the time, the cause number, the case style, the matter, the attorneys, and a setting note. A divorce might read as Cameron Davis vs. Kamry Freeny. A probate matter might read as Estate of James Washington, Sr., Deceased. The setting note is the easy thing to miss, yet it controls whether you show up in person or simply call.
The chart below maps a typical Coahoma chancery entry field by field.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Date heading | The hearing day, such as June 30 or July 8. |
| Location | Coahoma, the county the setting belongs to. |
| Chancellor | The judge hearing the matter, such as Willie J. Perkins, Sr. |
| Time | A set time like 9:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m., since all settings are time certain. |
| Cause number | The case number, in forms like 2025-91, 25-cv-46, or 2023-317. |
| Case style | The caption, such as Gloria Clark vs. Larry Clark or an estate matter. |
| Case type | The matter, like child custody, divorce, quiet title, or a motion to sell real property. |
| Attorneys | Counsel for each side, listed by name. |
| Setting note | A scheduling tag such as in person, call only, full day, backup, or continued. |
| Documents | Not downloadable from the public docket entry. |
Adult party names and attorney names show in the chancery entries. Minors are listed by their initials in at least some matters, and financial figures are not shown on the public calendar. To read the papers behind an entry, you go to the clerk or the electronic system.
MEC Docket Access for Coahoma County
For Circuit, Chancery, and County Court cases, the statewide path is Mississippi Electronic Courts. Public users reach it through registration, and once inside they can view docket information, see case details, and download documents in courts that use the system. Mississippi finished its statewide e-filing rollout in 2025, so the three larger Coahoma courts now feed one central system. The trade-off is that remote access asks for a login and can carry fees.
A clean run through the system follows a short order.
- Open the Mississippi Electronic Courts page and read the public access steps.
- Register for public access, since remote viewing needs an account and may charge a fee.
- Choose the court, such as Coahoma County Circuit, Chancery, or County Court.
- Search by party name, attorney name, or the exact cause number.
- Open the docket sheet and review the entries, then download documents if you need them.
The Mississippi Judiciary confirms that the docket is searchable by party name and by attorney name. You can read those search rules on the judiciary media and records FAQ. If you would rather not register or pay, the public terminal and the clerk counter remain the practical fallback for a Coahoma docket.
Coahoma County Docket vs. Full Case File
People often ask for a docket when they really want the file, or the other way around. The two serve different jobs. A docket is a list of events you scan to track progress. A case file is the full set of documents you read for the substance. Knowing which one answers your question saves a trip and, sometimes, a fee.
The comparison below lines up the differences side by side.
| Docket | Full Case File | |
|---|---|---|
| Content | List of dated events and settings | Pleadings, motions, exhibits, and orders |
| Access | Chancery calendar is free; MEC dockets need a login | Counter visit or paid document download |
| Documents | Not attached to public entries | Full papers available to copy |
| Best use | Find the next hearing or case status | Read the record or gather evidence |
Both have limits. Youth Court matters, sealed cases, expunged records, adoptions, and mental-health commitments are restricted, so they will not surface on an open docket. For a certified copy of anything, the originating clerk is the source.
Hearing Settings and Docket Changes
The chancery docket is a living calendar, not a fixed schedule. Its master view covers the next three months and can be sorted by chancellor or viewed all at once. The page changes several times a day, so a setting you saw in the morning may shift by afternoon. That is why cases must be set with the Court Administrator rather than added by the parties.
The master docket page lays out the district rules that shape every setting.
You can read the full process on the 7th Chancery master docket page.
That page spells out how settings are made and held across the district. A few rules matter most to anyone reading a Coahoma entry.
- All cases are set to a time certain, so each entry carries an exact hour.
- Friday is ex parte day, and those hearings are held at the Greenwood courthouse for the whole district.
- Backup settings generally are not permitted.
- Available dates are first come, first served, and are not held just because someone asked.
Note: Because the docket shifts through the day, confirm a setting with the Court Administrator before you travel for a Coahoma chancery hearing.
Common Coahoma Docket Questions
A short set of questions covers most of what readers ask about Coahoma dockets. The 7th Chancery District answers several of them directly on its own help pages, which is the best place to confirm a detail before a hearing.
The district help screen is the official source for these answers.
You can open the 7th Chancery frequently asked questions for the district's own guidance.
The questions below come up most often for a Coahoma chancery setting.
Is the Coahoma chancery docket free to view? Yes. The county calendar is public and open without a login. It shows the hearing date, chancellor, time, cause number, case style, attorneys, and setting note, though not the documents.
How far ahead does the docket run? The master docket covers the next three months. It can be sorted by chancellor or viewed all at once, and it updates several times a day.
What does a setting note like "call only" mean? It is a scheduling tag. Notes such as in person, call only, full day, backup, and continued tell the parties how a matter will be handled at the set time.
Where do I get the documents behind an entry? The public docket does not attach papers. Use Mississippi Electronic Courts or the clerk counter to view or copy the file.