Criminal Court Cases in Tyler County
Tyler County criminal court cases are divided by charge level. The 1-A District Court has original felony jurisdiction, and the 88th District Court also serves Tyler County, with the assignment confirmed through the docket. The District Clerk holds the felony case file. Class A and Class B misdemeanor records sit with the Tyler County Clerk. Fine-only Class C and ordinance matters remain with Woodville Municipal Court, Ivanhoe Municipal Court, or the justice court that heard the case.
| Court or Office | Criminal Role | Contact Route |
|---|---|---|
| 1-A District Court | Felony original jurisdiction | 100 W. Bluff, Room 203; court phone (409) 283-5334 |
| 88th District Court | District cases assigned by docket | District Clerk at (409) 283-2162 |
| County Clerk | Class A and B misdemeanors | 116 S. Charlton; (409) 283-2281 |
| JP Precincts 1-4 | Fine-only and precinct matters | P1 (409) 283-3631; P2 (409) 283-6320 ext. 236; P3 ext. 235; P4 (409) 429-9500 |
| Woodville Municipal Court | Class C and city ordinances | 400 W. Bluff; (409) 283-3255 |
| Ivanhoe Municipal Court | Fine-only and ordinance matters | 870 Charmaine Drive East; (409) 444-7048 |
The official Texas trial-court jurisdiction page shows why the charge level matters before a search begins.
That court structure keeps a felony indictment at the district level, a county misdemeanor at the county clerk, and a local fine-only case with its municipal or justice court. A clerk is the file custodian. The prosecutor may file or present charges, but the Criminal District Attorney is not the default counter for certified court copies.
Tyler County Criminal Dockets
The District Clerk publishes calendar links rather than a full anonymous criminal case database. The named Tyler County dockets include arraignment, pretrial, plea, trial, jail docket, jail trial, motion to revoke, criminal docket, special prosecution, CDA pro tem, and docket call. Each label marks a setting or phase. It does not supply every motion, order, or final result in the file.
The 2026 Tyler County criminal docket page confirms that the calendar model remained active through July 2026.
A name on a posted setting can help identify the right court and date. It is not a certified disposition. Ask the clerk for the docket sheet and judgment before deciding how the Tyler County criminal case ended. re:SearchTX is not a substitute. The Texas Judicial Council's 2024 data report says that platform contains participating-court cases from 2016 but excludes criminal case records. Tyler County's clerks and named docket links remain the working criminal-record channels.
Tyler County Case Record Searches
Start a Tyler County court case search with the filed charge level, not the arrest label alone. An arrest charge can be rejected, reduced, enhanced, or replaced. Full legal name, approximate year, cause number, court, and offense description help the clerk distinguish similar records. Current docket links can identify a setting, while older files may require a manual search through both book and computer indexes.
- Identify whether the filed matter is a felony, Class A or B misdemeanor, or fine-only local case.
- Check the District Clerk's named docket links for a known district setting, but treat each PDF as a calendar.
- Contact the District Clerk for a felony or the County Clerk for a county misdemeanor. Contact the issuing municipal or justice court for its own case.
- Give the full name, case number when known, approximate filing year, and offense description. Ask for a manual index check when the matter is old.
- Request the charging instrument, docket sheet, orders, judgment, and sentence. Choose a certified copy when official proof of the disposition is needed.
The County Clerk's request form has a concrete locator and delivery sequence:
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Text | Locator | Names the subject or case |
| Receipt Preference | Radio | Yes | Mail or email |
| Mailing or Email Address | Text | Yes | Sets the selected delivery destination |
| Daytime Phone Number | Text | Yes | Lets the clerk reach the requester |
| Case Number | Text | If known | Strongest file locator |
| Offense Description | Text | Useful | Examples include DWI, possession, or trespass |
| Copy Type | Choice | Yes | Certified or non-certified |
| Total | Currency | Yes | Call first for the page count |
| Payment ID | Text | Online request | Issued after card payment |
| reCAPTCHA | Verification | Online | Automated-abuse control |
Tyler County Felony File Counter
District Clerk Pamela "Renee" Crews keeps Tyler County felony files at 100 W. Bluff, Room 203, Woodville, TX 75979. The office phone is (409) 283-2162, and the published email channels are districtclerk@co.tyler.tx.us and rcrews.dc@co.tyler.tx.us. The live office page announces hours effective August 5, 2026 as Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Friday closed. Older cached hours conflict, so confirm the schedule before travel.
The District Clerk office page is the current source for that counter.
Ask this office for felony indictments, docket entries, bond orders, judgments, sentences, and certified dispositions. The courtroom and file counter share the Room 203 courthouse address, while the prosecutor uses an annex location and serves a different role.
What a Criminal Case File Contains
A Tyler County criminal case file records prosecution after a charge is filed. It may contain more than the public docket calendar or the DPS public name-search result. The header usually identifies the court, cause number, filing date, offense, level, status, and parties. The event log then tracks the complaint, indictment or information, counsel appearances, hearings, motions, judgment, sentence, and any appeal notice or mandate.
| Case Number & Court | Identifies the specific Tyler County file and the court with jurisdiction. |
|---|---|
| Charging Document | Shows the filed indictment, information, or complaint rather than only the intake allegation. |
| Docket Entries | Chronicles filings, settings, appearances, motions, and court orders. |
| Hearing Dates | Records arraignment, pretrial, plea, trial, revocation, and other settings. |
| Disposition & Judgment | States whether a charge ended in conviction, dismissal, acquittal, deferred adjudication, or another result. |
| Sentence & Conditions | Lists punishment, custody, community supervision, financial terms, and other court-ordered conditions. |
Public copies may redact Social Security numbers, full birth dates, protected victim or minor identifiers, and sealed exhibits. A certified judgment is the strongest clerk-issued proof of the recorded outcome.
Tyler County Misdemeanor Copies
The Tyler County Clerk at 116 South Charlton Street, Woodville, TX 75979 handles Class A and Class B misdemeanor files. Call (409) 283-2281 before ordering so the office can confirm the page count. The clerk publishes Monday through Friday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a separate location and record route from the felony counter at the courthouse.
The official County Clerk page identifies the office.
The published charge is $5 plus $1 per page for a certified copy and $1 per page for a non-certified copy. Ordinary copies can arrive by email, but certified copies cannot. A mail request needs a written request, check or money order, and self-addressed stamped envelope.
The criminal copy instructions explain the payment-ID route and delivery choices. Pay first, keep the payment ID, and enter it with the online request.
Email delivery for an ordinary copy is stated as 24 to 48 hours. Mailed requests have a stated return of three to five business days. Because the legacy web path mentions Java, phone, mail, and in-person channels remain key fallbacks.
Criminal Case Stages in Tyler County
A case may begin with an arrest or summons, followed by magistrate warnings and a bail decision. The prosecutor then reviews the event. A misdemeanor can proceed through a complaint or information, while a felony may go to a grand jury for an indictment. Arraignment presents the accusation and takes a plea. Discovery and pretrial motions come next, followed by a negotiated plea or trial. The judgment states the result, and the sentence records the punishment.
Case flow: Charges Filed › Arraignment › Pretrial › Plea or Trial › Disposition › Sentencing
Later entries may include a motion for new trial, appeal, mandate, or motion to revoke or adjudicate community supervision. A motion-to-revoke setting proves only that the motion is scheduled. It does not prove that Tyler County revoked supervision.
Older Tyler County Case Indexes
An older Tyler County court case may not appear in a current online calendar. The County Clerk says early criminal indexes through 1989 are book based, while computerized indexes extend from the 1970s into the current era. Those periods overlap. There is no clean year when every old file became digital.
Give the clerk a full legal name, aliases if known, an approximate year, offense, and court level. Ask staff to check the book index as well as the computer index. A cause number is best, but it is not always available in family research or an old personal file. The clerk should quote any search, copy, and certification cost before work begins.
Note: A missing online docket result does not show that no Tyler County criminal court file exists.
Access Rules for Case Records
Texas court case records do not use the same route as ordinary executive-agency records. Government Code section 552.0035 places judiciary records outside the ordinary Texas Public Information Act path. Case files follow court access law and clerk practice. Rule 12 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration applies to non-case judicial administrative records, not as a substitute for ordering the filed criminal case from its clerk.
Tyler County's open-records routing page sends felony, misdemeanor, and sheriff requests to different custodians.
Juvenile records, sealed or expunged material, protected victim information, medical data, full identifiers, and confidential exhibits may be withheld or redacted. When a case is not on a public docket, ask the proper clerk to confirm whether the file exists and whether a legal restriction controls access. For the arrest and booking trail before charges were filed, the separate Tyler County arrest search explains the agency and jail channels.
Reading Tyler County Case Judgments
The judgment, not the booking entry or calendar setting, is the key Tyler County criminal case outcome. A disposition is the result for one charge. It may say conviction, dismissal, acquittal, or deferred adjudication. A dismissal ends that charge without a conviction, but it does not by itself erase the arrest. Deferred adjudication uses community supervision without an immediate finding of guilt and is not the same as expunction.
- Indictment
- A grand jury's written felony accusation.
- Information
- A prosecutor-filed charging instrument often used for misdemeanors.
- Disposition
- The recorded result that resolves a charge.
- Sentence
- The punishment imposed after a conviction.
- Motion to revoke
- A request to change or end community supervision, not proof that revocation occurred.
Read each charge row separately when a file contains more than one count. Compare the judgment with the sentence and docket sheet, then ask the Tyler County clerk to certify the document if a plain copy is not enough.