How to Search the Tenaha Court Docket
Read the top of the ticket or notice first. That name tells you which docket you're in. Tenaha Municipal Court and Shelby County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 are two different courts, even though people link both with Tenaha. Confirm a city citation with the municipal contact, and take a precinct matter to JP4.
- Read the issuing agency, court name, citation number, and appearance date.
- For Tenaha Municipal Court, call 936-248-5942 and ask whether the case has been filed.
- For JP4, call 936-248-4001 or use the official county justice page.
- For a district or county case, search iDocket by name and filing court.
- Confirm the date, plea or payment route, and record custodian before acting.
For mail, the municipal listing is P.O. Box 70, Tenaha, Texas 75974, though ask the clerk what to send before you write. The clerk's email is tenahaclerk@gmail.com. Hold off on sending anything sensitive until the office confirms how it takes requests.
Two Tenaha Court Docket Identities
Municipal court versus JP4 is the distinction that trips people up most. Tenaha Municipal Court hears matters within city-court jurisdiction. JP4, by contrast, is a Shelby County justice court. A payment vendor connected to JP4 even warns users not to mix up Shelby County JP4 with the City of Tenaha. That warning says plenty. The two dockets get confused often.
| Clue | Tenaha Municipal Court | Shelby County JP4 |
|---|---|---|
| Current public contact | 936-248-5942 | 936-248-4001 |
| Mail or location | P.O. Box 70 | 140 Ed Wall Street, P.O. Box 902 |
| Named official | Judge Elizabeth L. Swint | Justice Tracy A. Broadway |
| Case basis | City municipal jurisdiction | County precinct jurisdiction |
A Tenaha street address won't sort out which court you need. The paper itself holds the answer. Look to the issuing agency, the filed court, and the case documents.
The Tenaha Municipal Court
The Texas OCA court directory lists Tenaha Municipal Court with Municipal Judge Elizabeth L. Swint. Its entry gives P.O. Box 70, Tenaha, Texas 75974, phone 936-248-5942, and tenahaclerk@gmail.com. For locating the city court, that directory is the strongest official source available.
The directory offers no street address, counter schedule, docket calendar, or payment link. So call before you travel. Ask where the court meets. Ask when the clerk works. Then ask whether you must appear, and how to get a current Tenaha court docket entry or copy. And never plug in JP4's Ed Wall Street address for the municipal court.
Tenaha Directory Versus 2021 Record
A 2021 OCA municipal-court recertification paper shows Tenaha ran a municipal court at that time, along with older contact and operating-plan details. It proves history. It can't tell you who serves now, where the court now meets, or what schedule now applies.
When records clash, trust the newer one. The live OCA directory names Judge Elizabeth L. Swint. It also gives the public phone, email, and mailing address in use now. An old filing shouldn't override those. Court dates are the riskiest detail of all. A setting can move long after any form was filed.
Freshness rule: Use the live OCA listing for Tenaha contact, then confirm the physical location and schedule by phone.
Tenaha Court Dates and Settings
Tenaha posts no public calendar. Your citation and the clerk are the real date sources. When you call, give the citation or case number. Then ask what the setting is: appearance, arraignment, pretrial, trial, compliance review, or a payment deadline. Also ask whether a reset or later order changed it.
| Date | The current setting date confirmed by the municipal clerk or filed notice. |
|---|---|
| Time | The required appearance time, which may be a group docket call. |
| Location | The current physical or remote venue, not the P.O. Box. |
| Judge | Elizabeth L. Swint in the current OCA municipal listing. |
| Setting type | The reason for court, such as plea, pretrial, trial, or compliance. |
| Court identity | Municipal Court or JP4, checked before any appearance. |
A missing calendar never cancels court. Keep your notice, and if a date gets reset, request written confirmation of the new one.
Tenaha Court Docket Address Gap
The OCA directory lists a mailing address, not a courtroom you can drive to. P.O. Box 70 works for approved mail once the court confirms contents and deadline. Don't treat it as directions. No municipal page states counter hours.
Call 936-248-5942 before you go. Ask for the street address, entrance, session time, and clerk hours. If email is offered, check what it's for. Does the court accept filings there, or only answer general questions? A plea, payment, or private detail sent to the wrong channel can stall your case.
Note: JP4's 140 Ed Wall Street office is a separate court. It proves nothing about the Tenaha municipal courtroom.
Tenaha Traffic Tickets
A ticket written into Tenaha Municipal Court belongs with that court, not a county portal. Check the top of the citation. Then call the municipal clerk to confirm it was filed, learn the appearance date, get the payment amount if allowed, and hear your plea or contest options.
Paying and fighting a ticket are separate choices. A vendor button only moves money. It won't file a contest, promise deferred disposition or a driving safety course, or prove a state record has updated. Ask the court about each option before the printed deadline. For how tickets split across the county, see Shelby County traffic court records.
No current Tenaha payment endpoint exists in any listing. Don't borrow Center's portal. And don't assume the old JP4 vendor link takes City of Tenaha cases.
Tenaha Payment Portal Warning
The JP4 TrafficPayment path still shows a judge reference from years past. Current county and OCA material instead identifies Tracy A. Broadway for JP4. The City of Tenaha and Shelby County JP4 are also separate courts. The labels may blur together, though. Pause before typing a citation, license, or payment details into a screen. It mixes old and current names.
- Match the court name on the citation to the portal label.
- Call the current court number and confirm that the endpoint is authorized.
- Ask for the current total, deadline, and accepted method.
- Confirm whether payment affects the need to appear.
- Keep the receipt and ask when the court docket will update.
A payment screen will not show your case history. Only the court, not the vendor, confirms a plea, judgment, or correction.
Where Tenaha Cases End Up
Where a Tenaha case lives depends on the court that filed it. Municipal matters stay with the city court. Law moves some of them elsewhere. JP4 cases sit with the precinct court. Shelby County District Clerk holds district felonies, district civil matters, and family cases. Constitutional county, probate, and other county-level records go to the County Clerk. Each office keeps its own docket.
Docket flow: Tenaha Municipal Court or JP4 › Shelby County Courts › 123rd or 273rd District Court
This is a map of jurisdiction, not a ladder every case climbs. Search the filing court first. iDocket may help with a district or county matter; the municipal clerk and JP4 must be contacted directly.
Tenaha JP4 Docket Route
The Shelby County justice page lists JP4 at 140 Ed Wall Street, Tenaha, Texas 75974. Its mailing address is P.O. Box 902. The phone is 936-248-4001, and the fax is 936-248-4002. The office keeps hours of 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The directory names Tracy A. Broadway. JP4 handles a ticket, eviction, small claim, debt, or other justice matter. The tie to that precinct is what matters. Ask for the case number, the setting date, the copy process, and the current fee. Do not ask the Tenaha Municipal Court for a JP4 file. Both courts carry the town name.
Public Access to Tenaha Court Records
A public Tenaha docket helps you track a city case, its setting, filing, or outcome. Access still turns on record type, court rule, statute, and any sealing order. A clerk may withhold restricted identifiers or records. The clerk can also explain which request method is allowed. No online screen or payment receipt counts as a certified court record.
Key rules:
Texas Public Information Act governs many government records but does not erase judicial-record rules or court confidentiality.
Texas court rules and standards provide current court-record and procedure sources.
Texas Family Code Chapter 58 restricts juvenile records and controls authorized access.
Call the municipal listing for a city court copy. Use the precinct office for JP4. Ask if the copy can be certified, and what fee and delivery method apply.
Tenaha Court Docket Quick Route
Match your paperwork to the court name, then call the right number. Tenaha Municipal Court takes 936-248-5942. Shelby County JP4 takes 936-248-4001. A district or county court case goes to that clerk, with an iDocket search where appropriate. A Tenaha address by itself decides nothing. The 2020 Census counted 989 residents in Tenaha. That tied it with Timpson among the four incorporated Shelby County places. The two towns run separate court systems with separate contacts. Population, a mailing address, or proximity never replaces the court name printed on the document.