How to Search the Greene County Court Docket
Start at Search ARCourts. It is the free state portal for public case information from participating Arkansas circuit, district, and appellate courts. Pick a participant or case-oriented search. Set the location filter to Greene. The results can include the case header, parties, and charges or filing type. Events, court settings, and a disposition may appear too. Treat it as an index, though. It does not promise that every complaint, motion, or order opens as a public PDF.
For the best Greene County docket hits, use the exact case number. A citation number works for a traffic matter. The party name should match how the court typed it in. Common names demand a county and court-location filter. When a result is missing or murky, use the clerk fallback. Do not assume the case does not exist.
- Open Search ARCourts and select the needed search mode.
- Enter the case number, citation number, party, or organization.
- Choose Greene County and the correct Circuit or District location.
- Open case details and read all later reset or cancellation entries.
- Ask the proper clerk for the filed document or certified copy.
Note: Copy the court's case number exactly. Greene County does not publish a complete local case-number key.
Greene County Docket Search ARCourts
Arkansas swapped its main public records route. Search ARCourts now does the job CourtConnect once did. The former service lives on at a legacy address. The Arkansas Judiciary migration notice spells out that split. An old bookmark can land on what looks like a retired screen. Current case information sits at the main caseinfo address. That official migration page also explains why the current name matters. It is worth reading for Greene County docket work.
The old and new systems are tied together here. Even so, use the current portal first and treat the old one as a migration fallback only.
| Search field | How it helps | Greene County use |
|---|---|---|
| First, middle, last name | Locates participant results | Add county and court filters |
| Organization or case description | Finds an entity or caption | Try one or two key words |
| Case or citation number | Narrows to a known file | Best for tickets and exact cases |
| County name | Limits statewide results | Select Greene |
| Court location | Separates court levels | Choose Greene Circuit or Greene County District |
What a Court Docket Shows
A Greene County court docket reads like a timeline. It lists when a case began and who appears in the caption. You can see which court holds it and what event was recorded next. Each filing line shows that an item entered the system. That is all it shows. A motion entry is a request, not a ruling. A hearing date on the list is a schedule, not a result. To see what actually happened, read forward. Look for a signed order, a reset, or a final disposition.
The public fields vary by court and by case. Sealed data and protected identifiers stay out of the public view. Document links depend on access rules and how the filing entered the system.
| Case Number | The court-assigned identifier, including formats such as 28CR-25-... for Greene circuit criminal examples. |
|---|---|
| Case Style | The caption or description naming the sides or matter. |
| Parties | Names, roles, and counsel when those fields are public and entered. |
| Events | Filings, hearings, orders, and other chronological docket activity. |
| Settings | A listed date, time, event type, and sometimes judge or room. |
| Disposition | The recorded outcome or closure, which may require the signed order for full meaning. |
Greene County Docket Clerk Split
One of the most useful Greene County docket facts is easy to miss. Court records divide by court level. The Greene County Circuit Clerk holds Circuit Court criminal, civil, domestic-relations, juvenile, and probate-division files. The Greene County District Court Clerk takes traffic, ordinances, misdemeanors, district civil cases, and small claims. The County Clerk lists probate and county-court work too. So a probate search may need a quick custody check with both offices.
That split decides the best phone number, counter, fee, and copy source. It matters more than whether a matter feels criminal or civil. A District Court appeal can also spawn a new Circuit Court case. That leaves useful history at both levels.
Fast routing: Use the Circuit Clerk for felonies and general Circuit matters. Use the District Clerk for traffic, misdemeanors, ordinances, small claims, and district civil files.
Which Courts Keep Dockets
Greene County sits in Arkansas's Second Judicial Circuit. Circuit Court is the state's general-jurisdiction trial court. State District Court is the local lower court. County Court handles county-government matters rather than the usual criminal or civil trial docket. Federal cases run through a separate federal system and never appear in Search ARCourts. The Greene County government home page identifies the local government and court service hub.
That official county source connects the courthouse offices to the five incorporated communities these court routes serve.
| Court | Docket covers | Primary record route |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County Circuit Court | Felonies, general civil, domestic, probate, juvenile, and District appeals | Search ARCourts and Circuit Clerk |
| Greene County District Court | Traffic, ordinances, misdemeanors, civil to $25,000, and small claims to $5,000 | Search ARCourts and District Clerk |
| County Court | County administrative matters | County Clerk inquiry |
| Federal District Court | Federal cases arising in Greene County | PACER and the Eastern District clerk |
Missing Greene County Docket Results
A blank search does not prove that no Greene County case exists. The name may differ from the court's spelling. The search may point at Circuit Court while the file sits in District Court. Older data may still live in the legacy portal. A protected or sealed matter may be masked. Search ARCourts was still replacing older technology in 2026. Migration status is another good reason to try the office fallback.
Restart with the exact case or citation number, then choose Greene and the likely court. Try a shorter organization name. Check later event pages and filters. If those steps fail, call the clerk with the name, court level, and approximate year. The clerk can tell a record that is simply not online from one that is restricted.
Finding Court Dates and Settings
Greene County posts no standalone daily docket or calendar page. So court-date work is case-first. Open the case event list. Find the newest future setting, and read every event entered after it. A continuation, cancellation, or replacement setting can leave the old date on screen. And a filing date is never a hearing date.
For Circuit Court, the Circuit Clerk can confirm what is in the file. But the assigned judge's office or coordinator is the best source for a trial setting. The District Clerk confirms traffic, misdemeanor, district civil, and small-claims settings. The full Greene County court calendar process walks through those channels and the setting fields.
- Setting
- A scheduled court event, such as an arraignment, motion hearing, review, or trial.
- Continuance
- An order moving an event to a later date.
- Reset
- A replacement setting that may leave the former date in the history.
- Docket call
- A session used to review readiness, pleas, scheduling, or status.
Greene County Docket Record Counters
All three clerk operations sit inside the government complex at 320 West Court Street in Paragould. Each occupies its own room. The Circuit Clerk works out of Room 124, District Court out of Room 227, and the County Clerk out of Room 102. County offices keep general hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. One cutoff matters for land records at the Circuit Clerk. Filings there stop at 4:00 p.m., while ordinary court service runs to 4:30 p.m.
Before visiting for a Greene County docket, confirm the room. The official Greene County contact page gives the courthouse contact block and routes each office request.
The practical point stands: call ahead and confirm the right room and office before any Greene County court record visit.
Greene County Circuit Clerk
320 West Court Street, Room 124
Paragould, AR 72450
870-239-6330
Greene County District Court Clerk
320 West Court Street, Room 227
Paragould, AR 72450
870-239-7507
Greene County Clerk
320 West Court Street, Room 102
Paragould, AR 72450
870-239-6311
Confirm county-court and probate custody before ordering.
Public Access to Dockets
Arkansas judiciary rules drive public access to Greene County court dockets. The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act sets broad public-record principles. Yet a court rule, confidentiality law, sealing order, or protected case category still controls. Administrative Order 19 governs access to court records. Administrative Order 19.1 covers redaction of confidential information.
So a docket search can show plenty while still hiding pieces. Ordinary case activity may be visible, but personal identifiers and sealed filings stay out. A public docket line can name an order without showing the document itself. That is why the clerk route stays part of court record access. It matters even when the online search works.
Key Arkansas rules:
Administrative Order 19 sets the court-record access framework and exclusions.
Administrative Order 19.1 requires confidential data to be redacted from the public record when applicable.
Administrative Order 21 governs electronic filing without making every electronically filed document public.
Arkansas Code contains the FOIA, juvenile confidentiality, and criminal sealing statutes.
Restricted Greene County Docket Records
Juvenile files are the clearest local limit. The Circuit Clerk states juvenile records open only to attorneys of record, involved government agencies, or a person holding a signed court order. Sealed criminal matters, adoption or dependency-neglect content, and protected personal identifiers can also be withheld or masked under law, rule, or an order.
Some civil, domestic, and criminal case information sits online. But Greene County promises no complete coverage. When a case lookup comes up empty, ask the correct clerk about the cause. It may be system coverage, age, court level, spelling, or access restriction. A sealing process is a court matter. It does not erase a public web page.
Note: Never send unnecessary Social Security, account, or birth-date information when asking a Greene County clerk to locate a public file.
The Clerk and Docket Records
Three clerks divide the work. Circuit Clerk Lesa Gramling records Circuit Court proceedings, maintains pending and disposed files, and issues court-authorized process. Criminal, civil, domestic-relations, and juvenile divisions sit in her office. District Clerk Alissa Yates keeps the separate lower-court docket stream. County Clerk Phyllis Rhynes handles probate and county-court duties along with other county functions.
Come prepared for any clerk. Bring the case number if known, plus the exact party or organization name, the court level, and the document wanted. Say whether a plain or certified copy is needed. The Circuit Clerk publishes a $0.20 copy charge in its local wording plus a $5 certified-copy fee. District copy amounts are not published on the local page. Its accepted payment methods differ.
| Greene County record | Published charge | Point to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit plain copy | $0.20 | Whether per page and any delivery cost |
| Circuit certified copy | $5 | Whether copy pages are added |
| County Clerk plain copy | $0.25 per page | Whether that office holds the probate file |
| County Clerk certification | $5 | Cash or money order is stated |
| District copy or certification | Not published | Money order or cashier's check is required |
Greene County Docket Technology Shift
Arkansas court technology has shifted from CourtConnect and related legacy tools. The replacement is a cloud-based ARCourts platform. Search ARCourts launched publicly in 2024, while case-management work continued through 2026. The state's eFlex system still serves electronic filing. Do not confuse it with the free public docket. Remote filed-document access is mainly for parties and counsel of record. The Arkansas Judiciary build initiative lays out the modernization roadmap and the case functions under development.
For a Greene County searcher, the lesson is simple: portal labels and controls may change, but the court location, case number, and correct clerk stay stable.
Greene County Docket Courthouse History
Historic courthouse images can steer a record seeker wrong. The well-known 1888 Greene County Courthouse once anchored downtown Paragould, was remodeled in 1917, and lost its clock tower in the 1960s. Restoration later rebuilt the tower, and heritage records describe later Chamber of Commerce use. None of that is where you file today. The clerk counters sit at 320 West Court Street. The county background page adds context on Greene County and its communities.
Enjoy the landmark photo as history. Just do not treat it as a map to today's records counter.
Greene County Docket Office Roles
Docket work spreads across elected clerks, court clerks, judges, and coordinators. The Circuit Clerk keeps the Circuit file. The District Court Clerk keeps the lower-court file. Judges control their calendars. A coordinator or administrator may confirm a Circuit setting, and the clerk records the resulting events and orders. That division explains why one office can verify the file while another confirms a last-minute hearing. The Greene County elected officials page identifies current county officeholders in their public roles.
Published roles help route a docket question instead of treating every courthouse office as the same custodian.
Court Dockets by City in Greene County
Greene County lists exactly five incorporated cities. The 2020 Census puts Paragould first by population. Marmaduke comes next, then Oak Grove Heights, Lafe, and Delaplaine. Only two of those appear in the current State District Court directory: Paragould and Marmaduke. Oak Grove Heights runs its cases through an interlocal division inside the Paragould structure. Lafe and Delaplaine have no court department of their own. A docket search there starts with the citation, Search ARCourts, and the Greene County District Clerk. Which courthouse you land in depends on the charge, not the city. Traffic tickets, ordinance violations, misdemeanors, limited civil matters, and small claims all move through District Court. Felonies, general Circuit cases, and appeals from District Court belong to Circuit Court. Each city profile below keeps the local routing at street level.
Paragould Court Docket
29,537 residents in the 2020 Census. County seat and Paragould District Court department.
Marmaduke Court Docket
1,212 residents. The second named Greene County District Court department.
Oak Grove Heights Court Docket
1,104 residents. Town matters use an interlocal division in the Paragould structure.
Lafe Court Docket
418 residents. No separate department is listed, so confirm routing with the District Clerk.
Delaplaine Court Docket
64 residents. Citation details and county-level court contacts guide the search.
Map and Directions to the Greene County Courthouse
Circuit Court and District Court files for Greene County are kept at the Greene County Courthouse, 320 West Court Street, in downtown Paragould. The Circuit Clerk's office, which holds circuit criminal, civil, domestic-relations, probate, and juvenile records, is in Room 124. The District Court Clerk, who handles misdemeanor, traffic, ordinance, and small-claims matters, is in Room 227, and the County Clerk is in Room 102. Land-record submissions at the Circuit Clerk stop at 4:00 p.m., while other court service continues to 4:30 p.m.
Greene County Courthouse
320 West Court Street
Paragould, AR 72450
870-239-6300
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
No official Greene County page confirms a self-service lobby terminal, parking arrangement, or transit and security detail for the courthouse, so call ahead if any of those affect a visit. The heritage 1888 courthouse pictured in some historic material is a different downtown building, now used by the Chamber of Commerce, and is not today's records counter.