1
: a brief written summary of a document : abstract
2
a(1)
: a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action
(2)
: a register of such records
b(1)
: a list of legal causes to be tried
also
: the caseload of a court or judge
(2)
: a calendar of business matters to be acted on : agenda
3
: an identifying statement about a document placed on its outer surface or cover
docketed; docketing; dockets
1
: to place on the docket for legal action
2
: to make a brief abstract of (something, such as a legal matter) and inscribe it in a list
3
: to inscribe (something, such as a document) with an identifying statement
Examples of docket in a Sentence
Noun
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
on the Broadway docket for the early part of this season
Recent Examples on the Web
Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The briefs are available to read online at the Supreme Court’s docket page.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2024
If no settlement is reached, a jury trial is scheduled to begin in mid-April, the court case docket shows.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Ford was arrested again on felony state charges in October 2023, according to a Utah docket report.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
The online court docket says McCaughan’s trial is set for March 11.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
His intention to change his plea was reflected on the case's docket after the hearing.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
The Appellate Division First Department docket shows Trump is filing another petition against Judge Juan Merchan, the New York judge overseeing the case.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
His online court docket does not list a date for his initial court appearance or a lawyer representing him.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
CBS News, 18 Feb. 2024
In a proposal docketed for Tuesday’s meeting, Anderson is set to ask the county to research the crimes that disqualify immigrants from U.S. citizenship and exclude from the program immigrants convicted of those crimes.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
John Anthony Castro -- who is running for the GOP presidential nomination as a write-in candidate -- has filed and docketed 14th Amendment cases in multiple states.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
January 6th would seem to fall within that bailiwick, but, as court dockets up and down the Eastern Seaboard demonstrate, the insurrection and its surrounding intrigues remain very much part of America’s present tense.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
That filing is not immediately available on the court’s online docketing system.
—Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 12 July 2023
The appeal was formally docketed Monday before the D.C. Circuit, court records show, though other details surrounding it will remain under seal due to its connection to grand jury matters.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2023
The ruling docketed Tuesday rejects arguments by non-settling insurance companies and attorneys representing dissenting abuse survivors that the reorganization plan was not proposed in good faith and improperly strips the insurers and survivors of their rights.
—Randall Chase, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
By a 5-4 vote, the court held that other state officials, including court clerks who would docket the private lawsuits couldn’t be sued in a pre-enforcement challenge.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
Noun
Judge Cannon is expected to delay the start of the trial, currently on the public docket for May 20, following recent arguments from both the defense and the special counsel.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The briefs are available to read online at the Supreme Court’s docket page.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2024
If no settlement is reached, a jury trial is scheduled to begin in mid-April, the court case docket shows.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Ford was arrested again on felony state charges in October 2023, according to a Utah docket report.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
The online court docket says McCaughan’s trial is set for March 11.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
His intention to change his plea was reflected on the case's docket after the hearing.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
The Appellate Division First Department docket shows Trump is filing another petition against Judge Juan Merchan, the New York judge overseeing the case.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
His online court docket does not list a date for his initial court appearance or a lawyer representing him.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
If the appeal can't be docketed because of the money, the money is going to have to be paid.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2024
In a proposal docketed for Tuesday’s meeting, Anderson is set to ask the county to research the crimes that disqualify immigrants from U.S. citizenship and exclude from the program immigrants convicted of those crimes.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
John Anthony Castro -- who is running for the GOP presidential nomination as a write-in candidate -- has filed and docketed 14th Amendment cases in multiple states.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
January 6th would seem to fall within that bailiwick, but, as court dockets up and down the Eastern Seaboard demonstrate, the insurrection and its surrounding intrigues remain very much part of America’s present tense.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
That filing is not immediately available on the court’s online docketing system.
—Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 12 July 2023
The appeal was formally docketed Monday before the D.C. Circuit, court records show, though other details surrounding it will remain under seal due to its connection to grand jury matters.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2023
The ruling docketed Tuesday rejects arguments by non-settling insurance companies and attorneys representing dissenting abuse survivors that the reorganization plan was not proposed in good faith and improperly strips the insurers and survivors of their rights.
—Randall Chase, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
By a 5-4 vote, the court held that other state officials, including court clerks who would docket the private lawsuits couldn’t be sued in a pre-enforcement challenge.
—Jess Bravin, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
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Legal Definition
docket
1 of 2 noun
dock·et
ˈdä-kət 
1
a
: a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and judgments) in a legal action
the clerk shall keep a docket in each case—U.S. Code
U.S. Code
b
: a register of such records
2
a
: a list of legal actions to be heard by a court
the nearly 500 such cases on court dockets—Rorie Sherman
compare calendar
Rorie Sherman
b
: the caseload of a court
a great part of our docket consisted of regulatory agency cases—R. H. Bork
R. H. Borkdocket
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to enter in a docket (as of a case or a court)
closure motions must be docketed sufficiently in advance—W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
compare calendar
W. R. LaFave and J. H. IsraelEtymology
Noun
earlier doggette, docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin
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