The Lee County Court Calendar
Superior Court settings come out through the Southwestern Judicial Circuit. Its calendar index connects an annual schedule, county pages, terms of court, and each judge. Lee pages for Judge R. Rucker Smith and Judge W. James Sizemore Jr. hold separate civil and criminal calendar files. Dated labels can read Civil Calendar Call. Those files tell you the judge, the calendar type, and the scheduled date. They are not a live case-number search.
Other courts work differently. Magistrate events surface only after a party or case-number search in CM Web Search. Leesburg Municipal Court posts a city calendar. Probate, Smithville Municipal, and restricted Juvenile matters take a direct call when no public calendar exists. Remember the split: a calendar is a schedule. A docket is the event history for one case. Read both when you can.
Lee County Judge Calendar Routes
The circuit covers Lee plus five other counties. The annual sheet spans more than one courthouse. Follow the Lee links, pick the assigned judge, then choose the civil or criminal file. A judge page may list several dated files. Open the newest one matching your case type. The court named on the summons is still the key check.
| Source | Best Use | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit index | Terms and Lee links | No case-number field |
| Judge page | Civil or criminal calendar | Posted file may change |
| Case docket | Newest event for one case | Login may apply |
| City calendar | Leesburg court event | Not a party docket |
Lee County publishes no daily-docket form, full courtroom directory, or local remote-hearing hub. So do not borrow a room number or online link from another county.
Find a Lee County Court Date
When the first screen is vague, try every channel, since online options differ by court. Phone and counter service still matter most for old files, late changes, and cases a portal skips.
- Read the citation, summons, or notice and identify Superior, Magistrate, Probate, Municipal, or Juvenile Court.
- For Superior, check the latest PeachCourt event and Lee judge calendar. For Magistrate, try the party or case-number tabs in CM Web Search.
- Read all later events. A reset, continuance, pass, or new call can replace the first date.
- Call Superior at 229-759-6018, Magistrate at 229-759-6016 or 229-759-6031, Probate at 229-759-6005, or the issuing city court.
- At the counter, take the case number and notice. Superior and Probate are at 100 Leslie Highway; Magistrate is at 104 A Leslie Highway.
- Ask counsel for the latest notice when represented. Check courthouse postings or the current docket call on arrival.
Not sure which court holds the case? The broader Lee County case search routes can help. Georgia Courts E-Access sends Lee Superior users to PeachCourt. Still, no statewide screen covers every local court.
Leesburg Court Calendar Filters
Leesburg keeps a public city calendar with filters. You can set start and end dates, search terms, a Show Past Events box, calendar selection, and month or year navigation. Pick Court Calendar. An event can display its title, date, time, location, and contact. It will not show a party list or a citation-number result.
Let the citation and the city contact be your final check. Leesburg Municipal Court answers at 229-759-6465. Per its FAQ, one arraignment continuance may be allowed. The request must come at least 48 hours before court. That city rule does not carry over to Superior, Magistrate, Probate, or Smithville settings.
Reading a Lee County Setting
A setting tells you where a case sits in its schedule, not how it will end. Match the case number and court against your notice. Some calendars skip the room entirely or use a group call rather than an individual appointment.
| Date | The date in the current event. Later events can supersede it. |
|---|---|
| Time | An individual hearing time or shared calendar call. |
| Courtroom | The listed place. Lee has no full public room directory. |
| Judge | The assigned or presiding judge on the calendar. |
| Setting Type | Calendar call, arraignment, motion hearing, trial, sentencing, or review. |
A civil calendar call reviews readiness and next steps. A criminal calendar lists criminal settings, a motion hearing takes up a filed request, and a trial may be jury or bench. Sentencing follows a plea or trial result. Labels vary, so read the event and any order together.
Lee County Setting Terms
Short labels can hide major differences. Lee has no published countywide code list, but official sources back these terms.
- Calendar call
- A review of cases on a shared schedule. A case may be continued, removed, or set later.
- Arraignment
- A formal appearance when charges are addressed and a plea may be entered.
- Preliminary hearing
- A lower-court criminal stage, not proof that a Superior trial occurred.
- Continuance or reset
- A move to a later date. The old event remains in the history.
- Disposition
- A result or resolution, distinct from a calendar setting.
Active and inactive are filters in the Lee Magistrate portal. They are not calendar types, and they do not show on their own whether a hearing is ahead.
Resets in Lee County Calendars
A reset is history, not a dismissal. The old date may linger after a new one appears. Read newest to oldest and watch for continued, reset, pass, or a later notice. A continuance can follow a motion, an order, an agreement, a calendar call, or an emergency. Lee County posts no universal reset form or code list.
If PeachCourt and a judge calendar disagree, call the clerk. Ask for the current setting plus a certified event printout if you need one. Weather orders can also disrupt schedules. Check Georgia emergency judicial orders, then confirm locally. A state order may change a deadline before each local file catches up.
Two Lee County Court Counters
The two counters sit close together, which trips up visitors. Superior and Probate sit at 100 Leslie Highway, Leesburg. Magistrate is at the Annex, 104 A Leslie Highway. Both publish weekday hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm. Standing in the complex does not guarantee the right clerk has your case.
Confirm the court first. A Magistrate civil hearing belongs at the Annex, while a Superior setting belongs with the Superior calendar and clerk.
Bring the exact case number, party name, court, and notice. Ask whether the entry is a group calendar call or an individual hearing, and whether a newer order replaced it.
Lee County Calendar Gaps
A blank spot on a Lee County calendar page does not mean no hearing was ever set. PeachCourt sits behind an account wall. The Magistrate portal's guest view can show less than its advertised civil coverage from 2023 forward. Juvenile files, sealed cases, adoptions, and other protected material may never appear at all. Smithville posts no public municipal court calendar.
When a portal gap hides a Lee County court date, call Smithville City Hall at 229-903-5537. Have the citation in hand and ask for Municipal Court routing. Older Magistrate material belongs to the Annex. Probate and Juvenile matters each run through their own court's process. Those fallbacks keep a docket search from missing a real setting.
Missing a Lee County Setting
Call the court and your lawyer right away after missing a Lee County setting. Ask the clerk whether the docket picked up a warrant, a bond action, a default, or a dismissal. Also ask about a new court date. What actually happens depends on the court and the case type. Paying online does not erase a missed appearance.
Missed a Setting? Leesburg warns that a missed municipal appearance can lead to a bench warrant and Georgia DDS action.
Call the issuing clerk at once and obtain the next instruction in writing when possible.
For a warrant or bond concern, seek advice from a licensed Georgia attorney before appearing.
In a civil case, skipping a hearing can bring a default or an order that goes against you. Check the court docket entry first; if the event label is unclear, ask the clerk for a copy of the order itself.