The Owensboro, KY court docket lives inside Kentucky’s statewide online system at kcoj.kycourts.net. Owensboro is the seat of Daviess County, so every search starts by choosing “Daviess” as the county. Two separate tools do two different jobs: the KCOJ Docket page shows what is scheduled on a given day, and the KYeCourts guest portal shows the full history of a specific case.{1Kentucky Court of Justice. KYeCourts}
Pulling the Daily Docket
To see cases scheduled on a particular day in Owensboro, go to kcoj.kycourts.net/dockets/.{2Kentucky Court of Justice. KCOJ Docket} The form is short:
- Select “Daviess” from the county dropdown.
- Choose the division: Circuit, District, or Family.
- Enter the date you want.
- Leave Courtroom and Subdivision set to “ALL” unless you already know the specific courtroom.
- Click Submit.
The results list each case scheduled that day with the judge, courtroom number, time, and hearing type. Dockets shift often. Hearings get rescheduled, cases settle, and continuances get granted, so the schedule you see in the morning may not match what happens in court that afternoon. Check again close to the hearing if timing matters.
Looking Up a Specific Case
For the full record of one case rather than a day’s schedule, use the KYeCourts guest portal at kcoj.kycourts.net/kyecourts.{3Kentucky Court of Justice. KYeCourts Guest Login} The guest login is free and lets you search by party name, attorney name, or case number. Basic information — parties, case number, upcoming hearings — is available without a registered account. Attorneys and other professionals with registered accounts can also open the filed documents themselves.
Case number is the fastest way in. Kentucky uses a consistent format statewide: two-digit year, a code for the case type, and a sequential number. “25-CR-00456” is a criminal case filed in 2025; “25-CI-00789” is a civil case from the same year. If you have the number, you skip name-matching problems entirely.
The record you pull up runs chronologically from the initial filing through every motion, order, hearing result, and final disposition. It is a timeline, not a set of documents. On the free portal, you see the entries; opening the underlying filings usually requires a registered account.
Which Division Your Case Sits In
Daviess County has three trial-level divisions. Filtering by the right one narrows your docket search quickly.
Circuit Court handles felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorce, land title disputes, termination of parental rights, and appeals from District Court.{4Justia Law. Kentucky Revised Statutes 23A.010 – Jurisdiction of Circuit Court}
District Court handles misdemeanors, traffic and other violations, civil cases up to $5,000, small claims up to $2,500, probate, and preliminary hearings for felony charges before they move to Circuit Court.{5Justia Law. Kentucky Revised Statutes 24A.120 – Civil and Probate Jurisdiction}{6Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Kentucky Revised Statutes 24A.110 – Criminal Jurisdiction}
Family Court, a division of Circuit Court, covers divorce, custody, visitation, child and spousal support, adoption, paternity, domestic violence protective orders, and dependency or neglect cases.{7Justia Law. Kentucky Revised Statutes 23A.100 – Jurisdiction of Family Court}
When You Need the Clerk’s Office
Some things the online system will not do. Paper copies, certified copies for use in other proceedings, and older records that may not appear in the free portal all go through the Daviess County Circuit Court Clerk’s office in Owensboro.{8Kentucky Court of Justice. Daviess County Court Information} Standard Kentucky fees apply: $0.25 per page for copies and $5.00 per document for certification.{9New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. CR 3.02 Circuit Civil Fees and Costs} Bring the case number or enough detail for the clerk to pull the right file.
Records That Will Not Show Up
If you search and find nothing, the case may exist but be restricted. Kentucky keeps juvenile delinquency records, expunged criminal cases, sealed proceedings, adoption files, and certain domestic violence filings out of public results. The clerk’s office can confirm whether a case number is sealed, but cannot disclose what is inside.