Koochiching County Court Dockets Online
Koochiching County court dockets are published through Minnesota Judicial Branch calendar tools, not a county-run docket database. The daily calendar PDF for Koochiching County District Court is the most direct local docket source. It lists hearings for the day and may show Court Room 2nd Floor, Zoom, Remote Hearing, or a blank room field depending on the calendar entry. Because the calendar changes, it should be treated as current hearing information rather than a permanent case history.
The Koochiching daily court calendar PDF is the local docket source identified in the research. The manifest did not include a saved image for that PDF because the capture process treated it as a download, so the source is linked here without an image.
The Ninth Judicial District calendar page is another official route to local court dockets.
That district calendar page matters because Koochiching County is one of the counties in Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District, while case-specific questions still go to the county court.
What Koochiching County Dockets Show
A docket is the case event list and hearing schedule. It is not the same as the full case record. A Koochiching County docket can show when a hearing is set, what type of hearing it is, which judicial officer is assigned, and how a party is connected to the hearing. The full case record can include pleadings, orders, notices, judgments, and public documents available through MCRO or Court Administration.
The local daily calendar gives a strong sample of docket fields. Observed Koochiching entries include party name, hearing location, hearing date, time, judicial officer, hearing type, connection type, and case number. Hearing types found in the research include omnibus hearing, probation violation hearing, pre-trial, sentencing, order to show cause, contested omnibus, motion hearing, review hearing, court trial, Rule 8 initial appearance, plea hearing, and arraignment.
| Docket Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Party Name | The person or entity tied to the hearing line. |
| Hearing Location | Court Room 2nd Floor, Zoom, Remote Hearing, or another listed location. |
| Hearing Date and Time | When the hearing is scheduled to begin. |
| Judicial Officer | The judge or officer assigned to the hearing. |
| Hearing Type | The event, such as sentencing, motion hearing, review hearing, or arraignment. |
| Connection Type | Role such as defendant, petitioner, respondent, plaintiff, or decedent. |
| Case Number | The court file number, such as 36-CR, 36-VB, 36-FA, 36-PR, 36-CV, 36-JV, or 36-CO. |
Search Koochiching County Court Hearings
MCRO Hearing Search gives a second way to find Koochiching County court dockets. It can search by person, business, case number, judicial officer, attorney name, or attorney bar number. Like other MCRO tools, it is statewide unless the Court Locations filter is narrowed. Selecting Koochiching County helps avoid mixing local hearings with cases from other counties in Minnesota.
- Open MCRO Hearing Search and choose the search type that matches the known information.
- Enter the party, case number, judicial officer, or attorney details.
- Use the hearing date filter when a date or date range is known.
- Select Koochiching County in Court Locations to narrow results to local dockets.
- Confirm the hearing details with Court Administration if the hearing date is near or the calendar looks incomplete.
The statewide hearing tool should be read with the daily calendar. Hearing Search can locate scheduled events, while the daily calendar shows the local day's docket in a compact public calendar format.
Koochiching County Dockets and District Court
Koochiching County District Court is part of the Ninth Judicial District. The district covers Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties. District administration is regional. It does not hear cases. Koochiching case questions still route to the county District Court and Court Administration.
The official Ninth Judicial District source is shown below.
The district page is useful for understanding administration, but it does not replace the Koochiching County docket or local case record.
| Court or Office | Docket Role | Koochiching County Use |
|---|---|---|
| Koochiching County District Court | Trial court docket | Schedules civil, criminal, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, and conciliation hearings. |
| Court Administration | Local confirmation | Answers public case-calendar and hearing questions for the county court. |
| Ninth Judicial District | Regional administration | Provides district information and county calendar links, but does not hear county cases. |
| Minnesota Court of Appeals | Appeal docket | Separate appellate docket after a District Court case is appealed. |
Koochiching County Dockets vs Case Records
A docket answers a timing and event question. The full case record answers a document and outcome question. For example, a docket may show that an omnibus hearing or sentencing hearing is set. The full record may show the complaint, motions, plea, order, disposition, sentence, judgment, or available public document tied to that event. For older records or certified copies, Court Administration remains the fallback after online lookup.
| Point | Court Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use | Track hearings and case events. | Read filings, orders, outcomes, and public documents. |
| Common source | Daily calendar PDF or MCRO Hearing Search. | MCRO Case Search, Document Search, or Court Administration. |
| Best identifier | Party name, case number, hearing date, or judicial officer. | Case number, party name, citation number, or attorney. |
| Main limit | Hearing schedules can change quickly. | Some documents are sealed, confidential, old, or unavailable online. |
For document-level searches, use the broader Koochiching County court records path rather than relying only on the docket.
Remote Koochiching County Docket Entries
Koochiching County calendar examples include Zoom and Remote Hearing entries, so the location field should be read closely. A remote notation does not mean the hearing can be watched or recorded by the public without permission. Minnesota remote-hearing guidance warns that recording or broadcasting a remote proceeding is not allowed except as court rules permit. A party should follow the hearing notice and contact Court Administration if connection instructions are missing.
The remote-hearing source from the manifest appears below.
Remote-hearing rules help explain why a docket may show a virtual location without giving public recording rights.
Note: Calendar entries can change after publication, so verify near the hearing date when travel or remote access is required.
Koochiching County Docket Case Numbers
Koochiching court file numbers seen in the daily calendar begin with 36, the county prefix observed in the research. The middle letters help identify the case category. CR refers to criminal, VB to violations bureau, FA to family, PR to probate, CV to civil, JV to juvenile, and CO to conciliation. This prefix system helps a reader sort a docket entry before opening the full case record.
- 36-CR
- Criminal case file, including charges, hearings, pleas, sentencing, and probation violations.
- 36-VB
- Violations bureau or traffic-type payable matter.
- 36-FA
- Family case, such as divorce, custody, or related family proceedings.
- 36-PR
- Probate case, including estate, guardianship, conservatorship, trust, or related proceedings.
- 36-CV
- Civil case, including lawsuits, orders, and judgments.
- 36-CO
- Conciliation court case.
Koochiching County Docket Timing
Judicial officer names appear on Koochiching County court dockets. The research observed Judge Jerrod A. Shermoen and Judge Kimberly Wimmer in local calendar examples. Judge Shermoen's official biography states that he was appointed to the Ninth Judicial District seat chambered in International Falls, later elected, and has local experience that includes Koochiching County law clerk, assistant county attorney, International Falls city prosecutor, and city attorney.
The judge biography source is included in the manifest image below.
Judicial officer details help confirm that a docket entry belongs to the Koochiching County District Court calendar.
Court holidays can affect docket timing and filing deadlines. The Minnesota courts holiday source is shown below.
Holiday rules matter most when a hearing, filing, or deadline falls near a court closure or statutory deadline extension.
Confirm Koochiching County Docket Changes
The safest confirmation channel is Koochiching County Court Administration. The local office handles public case-calendar questions for District Court. Call or visit when the hearing is soon, the calendar lists a remote appearance without clear instructions, or the docket does not match a notice received by mail or eService. For criminal matters, remember that a pending criminal case may not be searchable by defendant name before conviction, so a case number or citation number may be needed.
Koochiching County Court Administration
715 4th Street
International Falls, MN 56649
218-283-1160
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.