How to Search the Gordon Court Docket
Let the citation or court notice do the routing. The county publishes a JP4 service location tied to Gordon. Yet its own pages disagree about who holds that office. The JP4 page alone proves little. It does not prove every Gordon matter belongs there. And the city of Gordon offers no online docket portal.
- Read the complete court name and precinct from the original record.
- Save the citation or cause number, issue date, and appearance date.
- Compare the current elected-officials page with the standalone JP4 page if JP4 is named.
- Call the verified office before paying, mailing a request, or traveling.
- Ask for the current setting, docket history, copy fee, and certification option.
A different JP, a city authority, County Court, or District Court named on the paper means that office controls the record. A Gordon address by itself never settles jurisdiction.
Gordon JP4 Directory Conflict
Two county pages give two answers. The current elected-officials page lists Coppy Hodgkins for JP4. The separate JP4 office page still names Lyle Campbell. Neither page can be trusted over the other without a call, and the name matters when you mail papers or write a check under outdated instructions.
Verify before acting: Call JP4 and confirm the current judge, clerk route, address, and payment directions before travel, mail, or payment.
Treat the elected-officials list as the current officeholder source. Treat the standalone page only as a contact clue that needs live confirmation.
The Gordon Municipal Court
The Texas Comptroller directory lists Gordon as an incorporated Palo Pinto County entity. That listing is all it gives. No municipal court, clerk, docket day, address, fee schedule, or vendor appears there. Its entry carries no update past September 3, 2026. The city itself posts no municipal-court page or online docket portal. So a Gordon court docket, if one exists, lives on paper rather than on a website.
Scope matters here. Texas municipal courts handle fine-only Class C offenses and city ordinance matters. Justice courts hold separate precinct authority, and Gordon's incorporation does not blur that line. When a citation names a city authority, use the contact printed on the ticket itself. Don't assume it belongs to Mineral Wells Municipal Court or JP4 unless the issuing court says so.
Gordon Office Verification Steps
A stale page can mislead. It may still list a working phone or location while naming a former official. Compare the sources, note when you checked, and confirm the facts that affect your request.
| Fact | Published source | Safe action |
|---|---|---|
| Current JP4 officeholder | Elected-officials page | Use as current listing, then confirm |
| JP4 location and phone | Standalone JP4 page | Treat as unverified contact clue |
| Assigned court | Citation or court notice | Use before choosing an office |
| Payment vendor | County JP payment hub | Select only the named precinct |
Write down the call date and what the clerk said. That note explains why a newer instruction replaced the website text. On the call, read the citation number and court label exactly as printed. Ask the office to confirm it owns the matter. Do this before any talk of balances, pleas, or documents. If it does not, get the proper court's official name. Ask for its current contact as well. This one step keeps stale directory pages honest. It keeps your money or request from going to the wrong place.
Gordon Court Dates and Settings
Preserve the appearance date printed on a Gordon citation. That is the first deadline. No single county deadline governs every plea, payment, course request, deferred disposition, or reset. The assigned court's current order controls, and a payment page may show a balance while hiding other events on the docket.
| Date | The printed appearance date or a later court-confirmed setting. |
|---|---|
| Time | The docket-call or individual time supplied by the assigned clerk. |
| Location | The verified courtroom, office, or approved remote setting. |
| Judge | The current presiding official after directory verification. |
| Setting Type | Appearance, plea, pretrial, trial, compliance, or another event. |
A continuance only postpones a setting. It never dismisses the case. Ask for the new date, plus a written order or updated public docket when one exists.
Gordon JP4 Contact Clues
The JP4 page lists 204 W Oak Street, Gordon, and phone (940) 329-3141. Treat both as clues, since the officeholder conflict makes live confirmation essential. Mailing or payment instructions on that page may have changed with the office.
Call before using this address. Ask whether the case sits with JP4, who now receives record requests, and which address and payment method are valid.
Gordon Traffic Tickets
A Gordon-area citation can belong to JP4, another justice precinct, or a city authority. The county JP payment hub links precinct-specific vendors. It is not a general Gordon docket search. Choose JP4 only when the citation names that court. Paying can act as a plea and affect the case disposition. To contest, follow the court's current procedure. That covers a hearing request, a course, deferred disposition, or a reset. Never pay just to test whether a portal recognizes the citation. For countywide precinct context, see the Palo Pinto traffic court route.
Gordon Court Fee Checks
Gordon publishes no municipal fee schedule. The County Clerk's copy rates and the District Clerk's 2025 schedule do not set JP4 or city fees. A vendor balance is also not the clerk's price for a public docket or certified disposition.
| Request | Confirm with assigned court |
|---|---|
| Docket inspection | Whether public review is available without a copy order |
| Plain copy | Current page or electronic-copy rate |
| Certified disposition | Certification amount and delivery method |
| Online payment | Processor fee and legal effect on the case |
Ask for a written estimate. Give the cause or citation number, record type, date range, format, and certification need so the office can quote the right charge.
Where Gordon Cases End Up
A fine-only municipal case stays with the named city court unless a lawful appeal moves it. A JP matter stays in its precinct. County misdemeanors, county civil cases, probate, and guardianship run through Palo Pinto County Court and the County Clerk. Felonies, family matters, and broader civil suits belong to the 29th Judicial District Court and District Clerk.
Docket flow: Gordon Municipal Court › Palo Pinto County Courts › 29th Judicial District Court
Think of the flow as a map of levels, not proof of where a case began. A case does not have to start in a Gordon municipal court for this outline to help. Once a record is clearly county or district court material, the Palo Pinto County court docket route is the one that applies.
Gordon County Clerk Detour
A Gordon-area resident who needs a County Clerk record runs into a wall. The county's civil, criminal, and probate pages say the records are not online. They also say you must supply a case number. On top of that, a flood notice currently sends filings to the Mineral Wells Annex. That is while courthouse repairs continue.
That detour changes where you drop off a County Clerk filing. It does not shift who owns a Gordon or JP4 citation. Save the annex for County Clerk records. Call ahead to confirm access before you drive over. District cases take a different route. They are handled by the District Clerk through email or at the counter.
Whichever clerk you contact, spell out the details. Name the court, the cause number, the date range, the record you want, the format, and whether it needs certification. For a simple status check, request a docket-only answer first. That way you skip paying for pleadings and exhibits you may not want. Say whether an electronic original works for you, and confirm certification is truly required. The clerk can then pull the right file. That office can quote the charge and flag anything sealed or redacted.
Gordon Population and Docket Limits
Gordon counted 470 people in the 2020 Census, which places it fourth among the incorporated towns ranked for these Palo Pinto County city pages. That number is geography, nothing more. It proves no municipal court exists here. It also says nothing about how many city or JP cases get filed.
The OCA justice-court figures for Palo Pinto County cover the whole county. Attaching them to Gordon or JP4 would be a guess without a court-level report and clear precinct lines. A docket belongs to a court because the law and the issuing court say so, not because of population or the nearest courthouse.
A county mapbook can help you plan a trip. It cannot settle court assignment. A Gordon mailing address, the city limit sign, or a nearby office means little next to the precinct and court printed on the citation. Keep aggregate data labeled at its true county scale.
Public Access to Gordon Court Records
Rule of Judicial Administration 12 makes most Texas judicial records open. Procedures and exceptions still apply. Government Code Chapter 552 sets the public-information framework. Judiciary records also answer to court rules and other law. Some material stays protected. Sensitive identifiers, juvenile records, sealed filings, and protected addresses may be withheld or redacted.
Texas Rule of Judicial Administration 12 states the judicial-record access framework. Texas Government Code Chapter 552 addresses public-information response duties alongside court rules.
Go to the verified Gordon issuing court. Ask for exactly what you need: a docket-only extract, inspection, a plain copy, or a certified copy. An empty portal search does not mean the record is gone. An old directory entry does not either.
If access stalls, press the clerk for a specific reason. Wrong-court routing? A narrow online system? Redaction, sealing, confidentiality, or simply no matching record? Those answers are different things, and blending them leads you astray. Write down the date of the reply. The JP4 directory itself shows how fast official information can shift.