Iberia Parish Court Docket Basics
A docket is the court's chronological event list. In Iberia Parish, a docket can identify the case or docket number, division, judge, party names, event date, hearing type, and the next setting. It does not always include the full motion, exhibit, judgment, or certified document. That distinction matters for anyone checking whether a case has a future hearing, whether a hearing was reset, or whether a docket entry points to a signed order that must be requested through the Clerk.
District Court dockets are tied to the 16th Judicial District Court, the general-jurisdiction trial court for Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes. The Iberia Parish Clerk of Court links docket access from its official docket page and also links a separate Court Event Inquiry tool for checking court dates. City court and limited-jurisdiction matters can sit outside that district structure, so a missed ticket date or municipal warrant may require New Iberia City Court, Jeanerette City Court, a mayor's court, or a justice of the peace contact.
The 16th JDC interpreter services page is one example of a court function that can matter when reading docket settings and planning for a hearing.
Docket users should treat court-service pages as practical context, especially when a hearing requires language access or special scheduling help.
Search Iberia Parish Court Dockets
The first online stop is the Iberia Parish Clerk docket page, which lists the 16th JDC divisions and provides "View Docket" links. The Clerk also links Iberia Court Event Inquiry as the "Check Your Court Date" path. Those tools are suited to event and date lookup. They are not the same thing as Clerk Connect's full civil and criminal case access, which may require a login or subscription.
- Identify whether the case is District Court, New Iberia City Court, Jeanerette City Court, justice of the peace, or another local court path.
- Open the Clerk docket page for 16th JDC division links, or use Court Event Inquiry for a court-date lookup.
- Search with the docket number, case number, party name, or other details available from the court notice.
- Match the result to the correct division, judge, event date, and case type before relying on the setting.
- Call the Clerk or the issuing court if a hearing appears missing, reset, sealed, or tied to a bench warrant.
Docket lookup should be verified close to the hearing date because continuances and resets can change quickly. A continuance is a postponement, and a reset date may appear as a new event rather than a new case. For full pleadings, judgments, or certified copies, use the broader Iberia Parish court records process instead of relying only on the docket line.
Iberia Parish Court Docket Divisions
The Clerk's docket page organizes District Court dockets by divisions A through H. Research captured the active labels listed by the Clerk, including Division D as Honorable John E. Conery, pro tempore of Division D, and Division H as Judge Roger Hamilton. Division H also publishes a court page with contact details at 300 Iberia Street, Suite 210, New Iberia, phone 337-369-4410, and DivisionH@16jdc.org. Court Administration is separately listed at Suite 350 with Court Administrator Angela Moore.
| Division | Judge / Docket Label | Local Docket Note |
|---|---|---|
| A | Honorable Anthony Thibodeaux | Division docket linked from the Clerk docket page. |
| B | Honorable Suzanne M. deMahy | Division docket linked from the Clerk docket page. |
| C | Honorable Vincent J. Borne | Division docket linked from the Clerk docket page. |
| D | Honorable John E. Conery, pro tempore | Division D label as shown in the researched Clerk docket material. |
| E | Honorable Keith R.J. Comeaux | Division docket linked from the Clerk docket page. |
| F | Honorable Anthony J. Saleme, Jr. | Division docket linked from the Clerk docket page. |
| G | Honorable Curtis Sigur | Division docket linked from the Clerk docket page. |
| H | Judge Roger Hamilton | Division H page gives local contact details and chief judge context. |
The Division D page is one of the judge-division pages connected to Iberia Parish court docket research.
Division pages help confirm which judicial office is tied to a docket, but the Clerk docket page remains the case-setting starting point.
The Division E page also appears in the official 16th JDC division set for Iberia Parish dockets.
Checking the division page can help distinguish the judge office from the event entry shown in a docket result.
Iberia Parish Docket Entry Fields
The research did not capture a full sample docket entry with every live label, but Section 6 identifies the case fields that normally matter when reading Iberia Parish court dockets. A docket should be treated as an event index. It can point to hearings, court dates, filings, service returns, and disposition entries, while document copies and certified pages remain a Clerk request issue.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Docket or case number | The identifier assigned by the Clerk and the safest reference when calling. |
| Court, division, and judge | The 16th JDC division or lower court where the event is set. |
| Party names | Plaintiff and defendant, State and defendant, or petitioner and respondent. |
| Event date | The hearing, filing, reset, or court event date shown by the docket channel. |
| Event type | Motion, arraignment, pretrial, trial, judgment, disposition, subpoena, or service event. |
| Disposition note | Dismissal, judgment, conviction, plea, sentence, probation, or sealed status if visible. |
The Division F page is another official judge page in the 16th JDC docket ecosystem.
When a docket line names a division, the related judge page can help identify the correct judicial office before a call or visit.
Iberia Parish Courts With Dockets
District Court is the main published docket path in the research, but it is not the only court level that can produce a date or event record. Louisiana's practical court hierarchy includes the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, City Courts, parish and mayor's courts where applicable, and justice of the peace courts. Iberia Parish sits in the 16th JDC for general-jurisdiction district matters. Local court dockets can branch when the case is a city ticket, a small claim inside city limits, a municipal warrant, or a justice court dispute.
- 16th Judicial District Court handles Iberia Parish district civil, criminal, family, and probate-style matters.
- New Iberia City Court handles city court matters, including warrant search and ticket-related functions on its official site.
- Jeanerette City Court appears through an official nCourt payment channel listing its address and phone.
- Justice of the peace courts handle ward-level limited matters listed through the Iberia Parish Clerk.
- Mayor's court or other municipal channels may matter when the citation or ordinance source points there.
The Division G page reflects the division-based structure used for Iberia Parish District Court docket tracking.
Division-based docket tracking is most useful once the user has confirmed the case belongs in District Court.
Iberia Parish Dockets vs Case Records
A docket is a map of events. A case record is the file behind those events. In Iberia Parish, the docket can help find a hearing, check a setting, or identify the division. The full case record may contain pleadings, motions, orders, judgments, subpoenas, returns, financial entries, and disposition documents. The difference is important in criminal matters because a docket may show arraignment or sentencing, while the full criminal court record explains the charge, plea, disposition, and sentence.
| Docket | Full Case Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use | Track court events and dates. | Review filed documents and official outcomes. |
| Typical access | Clerk docket page or Court Event Inquiry. | Clerk Connect, Clerk counter, or copy request. |
| Best search clue | Docket number, party, date, division. | Case number, party names, filing year, case type. |
| Copy value | Useful for scheduling reference. | Needed for certified or legal record use. |
For criminal matters, the full file and outcome are addressed in the Iberia Parish criminal court records workflow, while the docket answers when and where the next event is set.
Missed Iberia Parish Court Dates
A missed court date can lead to a bench warrant or capias. A capias is a Louisiana-style order to arrest, often tied to failure to appear or noncompliance. The docket may show the missed setting, but resolving it usually requires the issuing court or agency. If the matter is in District Court, contact the Clerk or the proper division with the docket number. If the matter is a New Iberia City Court ticket or warrant, use the City Court channel instead.
Call before appearing when a warrant, bond, reset, or recall motion may be involved. The research identifies New Iberia City Court at 457 E. Main Street, Rooms 206 and 207, phone 337-369-2334, and the Iberia Clerk of Court at 300 Iberia Street, Suite 100, phone 337-365-7282. The right office depends on which court issued the date.
Note: A docket result can lag behind a court action, so confirm urgent warrant or reset questions with the issuing court.
Read Iberia Parish Docket Terms
Some docket terms are short but important. A motion is a written request asking the judge to act. An order is the judge's written direction. A judgment is an interim or final decision entered by the court. A subpoena commands a person to appear or produce evidence. A return is proof that service happened or failed. A disposition is the outcome of a case or charge. A continuance is a postponed hearing.
The Division H page includes local court contact information that can help when a docket entry points to that division.
Use division contact details for scheduling context, while formal record copies still go through the Clerk of Court.