Henderson County District Courts
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Checked against the court's document on Oct 11, 2026Mandatory
Criminal and criminal-related civil cases must be numbered in filing order using the specified cause-number format, with an independent sequence for each court.
All criminal and criminal-related civil cases filed with the District Clerk shall be assigned in numerical sequence based on the order of filing. Each case shall receive a unique cause number formatted as follows: a) Case Type Code: ("CR" for criminal cases and "CRC" for criminal-related civil cases), followed by the last two digits of the calendar year, a dash (-), a four-digit sequential number beginning with 0001 each January, another dash (-), and the court identifier (District Court) to which the case is filed. Each court shall maintain its own independent sequential numbering system, so the cause numbers assigned in one court are not duplicated in another. See Table 1 for Illustration.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 11, 2026Important
Civil and family case numbers use the specified case-type code, two-digit year, four-digit annual sequence, and assigned court number, with separate numbering systems for each court.
The District Clerk shall assign a cause number to each case using the following format: a case type code ("CV" for civil, "FAM" for family, "JUV" for juvenile, and "TAX" for tax cases), followed by the last two digits of the calendar year, a dash (-), a four-digit sequential number beginning with 0001 each January 1, another dash (-), and the number of the District Court to which the case is assigned. Each District Court maintains its own separate sequential numbering system, so the case numbers assigned in one court are number independent from those assigned in another. See Table 1..
Checked against the court's document on Oct 11, 2026Important
Criminal case numbers use CR, the last two digits of the calendar year, a four-digit annual sequence, and the assigned court number, with separate numbering systems for each court.
The District Clerk shall assign a cause number to each case using the following format: "CR" denoting criminal cases, followed by the last two digits of the calendar year, a dash (-), a four-digit sequential number beginning with 0001 each January 1 another dash (-), and the number of the District Court to which the case is assigned. Each District Court maintains its own separate sequential numbering system, so the case numbers assigned in one court are independent from those assigned in another. See Table 1.
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Table 1 (Cause Number Formatting) + CV 25 0001 30r173 FAM 25 0001 3 or 173 JUV 25 0001 3 or 173 TAX 25 0001 3 or 173 CR 25 0001 3 or 392