How the Cocke County Court Calendar Works
The 2026 Fourth Judicial District calendar lays out a twelve-page monthly plan. It covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier Counties. Each cell might name Cocke County and a judge or court part. It may also add a setting type and a courtroom letter. That tells you when a kind of session is planned. It never lists the individual cases set for that session. Judge-specific Circuit docket PDFs and case docket entries carry Cocke County court dates too. They answer a different question than the district calendar does. The calendar shows the court's planned work. A docket ties one case to one date. If a notice, an online entry, and a posted PDF disagree, none of them replaces a direct check with the clerk.
Cocke County Calendar Codes
The calendar legend translates short labels into setting types. Those labels describe the session only. A jury code means jury work is on the schedule, nothing more.
- CM, NJ, and J
- Civil Motions, Non-Jury, and Jury.
- DS and NS
- Docket Sounding, a case-management list call, and New Session.
- Arr and GJ
- Criminal Arraignment and Grand Jury.
- OOP
- Orders of Protection, which may involve sensitive or restricted facts.
- Recovery Court and TNROCS
- Specialty treatment or compliance settings listed on the district calendar.
Read the county label, not just the code. Four counties share one calendar. A familiar judge name or code alone never places the session in Cocke County.
Cocke County Court Date Lookups
A good Cocke County court date lookup works from the broad calendar down to the case record and then the clerk. TNCRTInfo locates Circuit and General Sessions cases but offers no hearing-date filter. Posted judge PDFs may cover selected Circuit settings. When a source goes stale, a counter or phone check with the clerk still matters most.
- Find the Cocke County session on the district calendar that matches the court and setting type.
- Use the Cocke TNCRTInfo search or a current judge PDF to cross-check the case.
- Call the Circuit clerk at 423-623-6124 or General Sessions clerk at 423-623-8619. Circuit also has a counter and public terminal.
- Ask counsel about the live setting when represented. A filed notice or order may be more current.
- Confirm date, time, court, and location before travel, including any special appearance instructions.
The portal court-contact page shows which office sits behind each portal choice, with its layout displayed on the official page.
The local rule holds: the right office matters as much as the date. Mail, email, and fax contacts are listed, though the court offers no universal calendar subscription.
Cocke County Dates Need Three Checks
The strongest sequence is calendar, judge PDF, clerk. The calendar places a planned session in its month. A judge PDF narrows that plan to selected cases. It may include reset or cancellation history. The clerk then confirms the active Cocke County setting and courtroom. This order guards against two common mistakes. One is reading the filing year as a hearing date. The other is treating an old PDF selection range as current.
Quick check: Save the case number, court type, source date, and setting shown before calling so staff can verify one precise item.
A party notice still carries weight. If it conflicts with a web posting, call the court office or your counsel and ask which Cocke County setting controls.
Court Settings: What Each Field Means
Read any setting from the outside in. Confirm the county, court, and judge first. Then take in the date, the setting code, and any courtroom annotation. One line can describe a session without naming every party whose case may be called.
| Date | The planned session date or a case-specific hearing date, based on the source. |
|---|---|
| Time | A docket-call time may differ from the moment one case is heard. |
| Courtroom | A letter such as A, B, or C is an assignment clue, not proof of the present building or room. |
| Judge | The judge or court part assigned to that session. |
| Setting Type | Arraignment, motion, non-jury, jury, docket sounding, grand jury, or specialty work. |
Location deserves a second look. Some listings conflict between 111 Court Avenue and 301 Cosby Highway. The active Circuit clerk page places the public counter at 111 Court Avenue, Room 201, but callers should confirm where a specific Cocke County setting will actually occur.
Cocke County Sessions Are Not Case Lists
The yearly calendar is not a name search. A cell may show Cocke criminal arraignment and non-jury work. It may also show criminal jury work or civil motion or jury sessions. Chancery, Probate, Recovery Court, TNROCS, or a child-support magistrate entry can appear too. That confirms a session category, not who appears in it. For a party name or case-number suffix, use the Cocke County docket search. A case can exist even if it is missing from one day's printed list. A calendar cell never proves a hearing took place. Note: a filing year in TNCRTInfo marks when the case began, not the next Cocke County court date.
When a Cocke County Court Date Moves
A reset shifts a setting to a new date. A continuance postpones court action, often by order or approval. A cancellation means the listed event will not go forward as shown. Cocke County criminal docket samples keep reset and cancelled entries visible. So an old date can linger as history. A moved setting is not a dismissal. Look for a later setting and the order or note that caused the change. TNCRTInfo may locate the case but has no hearing-date filter. A judge PDF may hold an old selected range. The Cocke County Circuit Court Clerk or General Sessions clerk can confirm live status. Note: write down both dates when you call. The clerk can then trace the precise Cocke County setting change.
Cocke County and Federal Calendars Differ
Federal matters arising in Cocke County skip the county court schedule entirely. They are filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee or its Bankruptcy Court. Greeneville serves the relevant division. Bankruptcy motion dockets are usually posted at least two business days before a hearing. Later additions or deletions may not appear. The official Greeneville bankruptcy calendar page posts those dockets.
The federal schedule is its own animal, separate from any Cocke County Circuit calendar. PACER carries the live federal docket, and the Greeneville division page shows the county's place in the Northeastern Division.
Use that page to sort out the court level, then let PACER and the federal calendar handle the date and docket questions.
Cocke County Municipal Dates Stay Separate
A date in Newport municipal court is not a Circuit or General Sessions setting. Newport holds a standing municipal session on the first and third Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. The paper citation and the city clerk still confirm the date for a specific case. The municipal clerk sits at Newport City Hall. The phone number is 423-623-7323. Note that the Cocke County TNCRTInfo court choices leave Newport out. Parrottsville runs its own town court, too. The town publishes no official public calendar. There is no citation lookup either. Call the town court clerk at 423-632-9380 before you trust a date or make the trip. Do not borrow Newport's Thursday schedule for a Parrottsville matter. Here is one more wrinkle. An appealed municipal judgment can later surface as a Circuit appeal file with the Cocke County Circuit clerk. That new file does not fold the city or town docket into the county portal.
Missed Settings and What Comes Next
Missed a Cocke County court date? Act fast. Call your lawyer first if you have one. If not, phone the clerk of the court that set the matter and ask what the docket shows now. Circuit, General Sessions, municipal, and federal clerks each keep their own calendars and cannot change one another's.
Missed a setting? A missed criminal date can lead to a failure-to-appear action, warrant, or bond consequence, depending on the case.
Call the correct clerk or your attorney now and ask for the current docket status and lawful next step.
Seek advice from a Tennessee lawyer before appearing if a warrant or other urgent consequence may exist.
Write down the clerk's answer, the call date, and any new notice you receive. An online change does not erase a court order. Newport municipal citations belong with the city court clerk. For Parrottsville, start with the town clerk, since no online town calendar exists.