Searching the Port Angeles Court Docket
Pick CLALLAM DISTRICT COURT I for a Port Angeles citation, misdemeanor, protection order, or civil claim. The court covers these matters within District limits. Find My Court Date gives a live, name-based calendar lookup. For deeper filters, Washington Case Search lets you narrow by court, case type, filing year, party, business name, or number. Superior matters work differently. Open Odyssey Smart Search and select Clallam County. Enter a case number or a name in Last, First Middle order.
- Classify the Port Angeles case as District or Superior.
- Use the full case number when known; otherwise match the party name carefully.
- Filter District results by Infraction Traffic, Criminal Traffic, Criminal Non-Traffic, Civil, or Small Claim.
- Open the matching record and read the newest event and hearing, not just the first date.
- Call the court when a current setting or disposition must be certain.
District Court I answers at 360-417-2560. The Superior Clerk's number is 360-417-2231. Treat the state index as reference only, since it can lag or show an error; the official court file always controls.
Port Angeles Cases Use District Court I
Port Angeles has no separate public municipal portal. County sources route city misdemeanor work through District Court, under an agreement covering services for adults referred by the Port Angeles Police Department. So the practical rule is easy. A city-police citation lands in a District Court I docket, not a Port Angeles Municipal Court search result.
Quick route: Use District Court I for Port Angeles limited-jurisdiction matters. Use Clallam County Superior Court for felonies, major civil cases, domestic matters, probate, guardianship, and Superior appeals.
Port Angeles Court Docket Scale
Port Angeles is Clallam County's largest city and its county seat, home to 19,960 residents in the 2020 Census. District Court I's 2024 summary reports over 7,401 cases drawn from Port Angeles, Sequim, the county, and state referrals. The breakdown includes 5,179 traffic infractions, 191 DUIs, 118 criminal-traffic misdemeanors, and 687 criminal misdemeanors. Civil matters add 1,033 cases, plus 109 civil anti-harassment orders and 84 small claims.
Those court figures are not Port Angeles-only counts. They measure the whole shared District I channel, so they won't estimate city filings.
Port Angeles Municipal Court Basics
The official record points away from a stand-alone Port Angeles municipal bench. District Court I hears misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, criminal traffic, and traffic and nontraffic infractions. Its civil side covers claims up to $100,000. It also handles small claims up to $10,000 for a natural person and protection or anti-harassment matters. You will find it in Suite 10 at 223 E. 4th Street. Superior Court and the County Clerk sit at that same courthouse address. The Clerk is in Suite 9. The shared building hides a records split worth knowing. District Court I keeps its own limited-jurisdiction files. The Clallam County Clerk of Superior Court holds the felony, domestic, probate, guardianship, juvenile, and judgment files. It also holds other Superior files.
Port Angeles Court Dates and Settings
Find My Court Date is the state's best tool for a live District Court I setting. It shows current court dates by name. Docket dates can change, and the general Case Search index refreshes on its own cycle. Read any later continuance or reset before you rely on a listed date. When the appearance is near, call the office handling the case.
| Date | The newest Port Angeles District I or Superior setting. |
|---|---|
| Time | The time shown for the individual hearing or calendar. |
| Court | District Court I or Clallam County Superior Court. |
| Judicial officer | The judge or commissioner when populated. |
| Setting type | Arraignment, motion, mitigation, contest, pretrial, trial, or another full label. |
A District I traffic continuance cannot be handled by phone. It must be requested in writing or in person, and clerks may grant just one. Superior Friday motion calendars require telephone confirmation, a reminder of why the right court's rule matters.
Port Angeles Police Referrals
A Port Angeles Police referral does not create a city database. The county-city criminal-justice agreement sends adult city referrals into District Court. Search the court, not the agency. If a name search comes up empty, try the citation or case number. Then confirm whether the matter was filed, transferred, or moved to Superior Court. The split shapes records requests too. City Hall is not the clerk for the court file. District I supplies its own docket and copies. The Superior Clerk handles Superior documents and certifications.
Port Angeles Traffic Tickets
County instructions give you 30 days from issue to answer a Port Angeles infraction. District Court I takes tickets at the counter or by mail. Payment also runs by phone at 1-866-844-1123 or online. To mitigate or request a contested hearing, mail it in. You can also bring it to the counter or email web_dc1@clallamcountywa.gov. A deferral may be possible with a clean driving history, no CDL, and no deferral in seven years. It requires 12 months without a new violation plus a fee the official page leaves unstated. Ignore the ticket and you risk commitment and DOL notice. You also risk a $52 penalty, collections, and possible license suspension. The full county process is on the Clallam County traffic tickets page.
The Port Angeles Courthouse Record Campus
Port Angeles carries its docket history in brick. The historic courthouse went up in 1914–15. It took the place of an 1892 wood-frame building and now sits on the National Register. Its clock came back to life after a 2010–11 restoration. More repairs followed around 2015. The modern courthouse and corrections center is younger, dating to 1979. Superior Clerk and District Court I both serve Port Angeles users at 223 E. Fourth Street.
Old stone, new systems. Odyssey hands anonymous users Superior case information but no document images. District cases lean on statewide limited-court tools plus direct court contact. eFileWA and eFile and Serve handle filings. Neither is a public docket viewer.
Where Port Angeles Cases Go
Port Angeles limited cases stay put in District Court I. A felony or general-jurisdiction case starts one floor up, in Superior Court, and a District appeal lands there too. Ordinary Superior appeals, when applicable, move on to Washington Court of Appeals, Division II.
Docket flow: Port Angeles police citation or county filing › Clallam County District Court I › Clallam County Superior Court › Washington Court of Appeals, Division II
That first arrow is not universal. Probate, domestic matters, felonies, and major civil cases can open straight in Superior Court. The Clallam County court docket overview walks through the countywide division in more depth.
Calling the Right Port Angeles Records Desk
District I records live in Suite 10. The desk answers at 360-417-2560. Paper copies run $0.50 per page. Email copies cost $0.25 per page. Certified copies are $5 for the first page plus $1 for each additional page. A hearing CD is $10, and records preparation adds $40. Credit cards and e-filing do not work for these requests.
Superior Court records go through the Clerk in Suite 9. Call 360-417-2231. You can also email Web_Clerk@ClallamCountyWA.gov, naming the case, the case number, and the exact document. Superior paper and electronic copies cost $0.50 per page. Certification is $5 for the first page and $1 per added page. City Hall holds neither court file, so skip it.
Port Angeles Court Record Access Rules
Washington General Rule 31 treats access to court records as the default. Law, rule, order, and case law bound that access. Default access is not the same as online viewing, though. Anonymous Odyssey users see no restricted cases and no document images. Juvenile information stays limited on public websites. GR 22 can shield protected material inside family or guardianship files.
Public index is not the official file: A Port Angeles docket can identify an event, hearing, or disposition. Obtain the filed order, judgment, or certified copy from District Court I or the Superior Clerk, and ask the custodian about any restriction.
Port Angeles Odyssey Search Details
Odyssey is the Port Angeles entry point for Superior Court case information. Smart Search takes a case number, a party, an attorney, or a judicial officer. The official guide adds wildcard and Soundex tools. File-date and status filters help too, along with a 200-result ceiling. A common Port Angeles name may need a case type or filing range. That narrows it.
Once the number opens, work through Case Information, Party, Events, Disposition Events, and Hearings. A SCOMIS or JIS cross-reference sometimes rides along with an Odyssey number. The example 24-1-00097-05 shows a Clallam Superior format. Do not force it onto District citations.
Port Angeles Docket Entries in Plain Terms
Think of the register of actions as a chronological index rather than a transcript. A filing entry proves only that the clerk recorded a document. A judge granting it is another matter. A notice of setting flags a planned hearing. A disposition records an outcome. The signed judgment holds the operative terms.
- Continuance
- A Port Angeles setting moved to a later date.
- Disposition
- An outcome attached to a case, charge, party, or allegation.
- Restricted
- Information unavailable in ordinary anonymous access.
- Certified copy
- A clerk copy bearing an official seal and signature.
Port Angeles Records That May Not Appear
A blank result can mean several things: the wrong tier, a spelling difference, a brand-new filing, an archived case, or a restricted record. GR 31 limits juvenile information on the web. GR 22 protects family material, and anonymous Odyssey users cannot open document images.
An older Port Angeles file may sit locally, sit archived, live on microfilm, or hide under a legacy cross-reference, so ask. Transcripts come from a reporter or certified transcriptionist. District I's hearing CD is a separate product entirely.
Port Angeles Search Verification
Before trusting a docket result, match the court, the caption, the filing date, and the case type. Then confirm the newest setting with the clerk who keeps the record.