Goodhue County Court Calendar
The official Goodhue County District Court page links court users to a daily public calendar for local hearings. That calendar is a docket-style inventory: it shows who has a hearing, where or how the hearing is set, the date and time, the judicial officer, the hearing type, and the court case number. It does not provide the full set of pleadings, exhibits, orders, or documents from the case file.
The calendar is most useful when a person needs to confirm a court date, identify a case number, or see whether the hearing is listed as in person or Zoom or remote. Goodhue County District Court handles civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, traffic, and conciliation matters, so a single local calendar can include very different hearing types on the same day.
The Goodhue court phone-number page is a useful source when a docket entry must be confirmed with court staff rather than assumed from a public calendar.
The phone-number page supports the docket workflow because calendar entries can change and some hearing questions must go to Court Administration.
Find Goodhue Dockets Online
MCRO Hearing Search is the statewide online search path for Goodhue County court dockets and hearing information. It accepts searches by person or business name, case number, judicial officer, attorney name, or attorney bar number. It also includes hearing-date filters, case category filters, and court-location filters that can be narrowed to Goodhue County.
MCRO Hearing Search is a better tool when the user has a name or case number and wants to search across hearing entries. The Goodhue daily calendar is better when the user wants a day-by-day snapshot of court activity. Both tools remain subject to the same remote-access limits that apply to Minnesota court records.
- Open MCRO Hearing Search and choose the search tab that fits the known information.
- Use the name, case number, judicial officer, attorney name, or attorney license-number option.
- Add a hearing date or date range when the goal is to find a specific calendar setting.
- Select the county court-location filter and choose Goodhue to limit the docket search.
- Use the case number from the result in MCRO Case Search or Document Search when case details are needed.
Goodhue Court Docket Inventory
The Goodhue daily court calendar provides a concrete sample of what local docket records show. It lists public scheduling data, not private identifiers or full court documents. Calendar samples from June 2026 included courtroom labels, remote-hearing labels, party roles, multiple hearing types, and Minnesota case-number formats.
| Calendar Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Party Name | The public name of a person or entity tied to the hearing. |
| Hearing Location | Courtroom labels such as Courtroom2A, Courtroom3A, Courtroom3B, or remote location text. |
| Hearing Date and Time | The exact calendar date and time for the scheduled event. |
| Judicial Officer | Examples in the research included Douglas C. Bayley, Patrick M. Biren, Tori K. Stewart, and Philip T. Kanning. |
| Hearing Type | Examples include Arraignment, Bail Hearing, Omnibus Hearing, Review Hearing, Eviction Hearing, Motion Hearing, Probate Hearing, and Jury Trial. |
| Connection Type / Role | Labels such as Defendant, Plaintiff, Petitioner, Respondent, IN PERSON, or Zoom or Remote Hearing. |
| Case Number | Formats such as 25-CR, 25-VB, 25-CO, 25-CV, and 25-PR with year and sequence numbers. |
| Documents | The calendar does not download filings; use MCRO Case Details or Document Search for public documents. |
Goodhue Dockets in District Court
Goodhue County has one main state trial court for ordinary local cases: Goodhue County District Court in the First Judicial District. The court has original jurisdiction in all civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, and traffic cases filed in Goodhue County. This unified structure means court dockets for local state cases are not split across a separate county court, circuit court, municipal court, or separate probate court.
The practical docket path is straightforward. A case is filed or a citation enters District Court, the hearing appears in the court calendar or MCRO Hearing Search if public and remotely available, and the full case details are reviewed through MCRO Case Search or the courthouse. Appeals move to the Minnesota Court of Appeals or, in limited matters, the Minnesota Supreme Court.
| Court or Office | Role in Dockets | Local Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Goodhue County District Court | Trial court for local civil, family, probate, juvenile, criminal, traffic, and conciliation calendars. | 454 West Sixth Street, Red Wing, 651-267-4800 |
| Court Administration | Confirms public hearing information, certified copies, records, and courthouse terminal access. | 454 West Sixth Street, Red Wing, 651-267-4800 |
| Goodhue County Attorney | Appears in prosecution matters and many criminal docket events. | 454 W. 6th St., Red Wing, 651-267-4950 |
| Probation / Court Services | May be involved after sentencing, reviews, violations, or court-service referrals. | 454 W. 6th St., Red Wing, 651-267-4900 |
The Goodhue courthouse history source documents the local court's long public-building history, from the first courthouse era to the modern court operation.
The history source gives the local court context behind the current hearing calendars and District Court docket system.
Goodhue Dockets vs Case Records
A docket is a schedule or event record. A full case record is broader. In Goodhue County, the docket may show an arraignment, omnibus hearing, motion hearing, settlement conference, court trial, jury trial, probate hearing, or review hearing. The full case record may show pleadings, orders, motions, judgments, sentencing details, financial obligations, available documents, and the Register of Actions.
| Feature | Court Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Use | Track hearing dates and case events. | Review filed case history and available documents. |
| Common Fields | Party name, date, time, hearing type, location, officer, case number. | Case number, parties, filings, orders, documents, judgments, financial data. |
| Online Path | Daily calendar or MCRO Hearing Search. | MCRO Case Search, Document Search, Judgment Search, or courthouse terminal. |
| Limits | No downloadable documents from the calendar itself. | Some public records are not remote; certified copies require Court Administration. |
For full file research, use the case number from a docket entry in Goodhue County court records lookup or ask Court Administration for the official record.
Remote Goodhue Court Dockets
Goodhue County docket entries may list a hearing as IN PERSON or Zoom or Remote Hearing. The court's going-to-court information also notes that eCheck-in is available for upcoming criminal, juvenile delinquency, and CHIPS cases. A person using a docket to plan a courthouse visit should read the connection-type field before traveling.
Remote access does not mean a hearing may be recorded, streamed, or broadcast. Minnesota remote-hearing rules and court guidance limit recording or broadcasting unless allowed by rule or court order. When a docket entry is unclear, the safer path is to call Goodhue County Court Administration or use the official court contact channels before the hearing time.
The Goodhue daily court calendar is a public PDF calendar, but the official case record remains with District Court Administration. Use the calendar for hearing logistics, then use MCRO Case Search, MCRO Document Search, a courthouse terminal, or the Court Administration counter when the task requires the full case history or a certified copy.
Note: A public docket can change after posting, so court staff or a later MCRO check should confirm close questions.
Goodhue Docket Access Limits
Not every hearing can be found by every remote search. MCRO terms state that pending criminal, traffic, and petty misdemeanor cases with no conviction may not return in Case Search or Hearing Search when searched by defendant name, though they can return when searched by case number. Domestic abuse, order for protection, harassment restraining order, CHIPS, certain juvenile delinquency, and civil commitment matters have added remote-access limits.
Public docket records also leave out private identifiers. The calendar does not show full case documents, street addresses, dates of birth, financial account numbers, or private identifiers. Rule 8 and General Rule of Practice 11 explain why those details are not available in remote public docket views.
- Docket
- The court schedule or event record for a case.
- Register of Actions
- The chronological case-event list inside the full court record.
- Connection Type
- The docket label that helps distinguish in-person and remote hearing formats.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a case or charge after court action.