noun / verb

docket

DAH-kit/ˈdɑːkɪt/

An official record identifying a matter for handling.

The court's docket lists case numbers in the order scheduled for handling.

A court docket shown as a short, time-ordered list of case numbers, with matching numbered case folders and a judge’s gavel establishing the legal context.

Etymology

Docket first meant a summary or abstract, though its origin is unknown. It later came to mean a list of lawsuits awaiting trial, connecting it with the broader sense of matters scheduled for attention.

In context

Courtroom Confidential2:25

What do we have on the docket tonight? Well, we're going to talk about Lindseay Clancy. We're going to talk about the reactions from some of the jurors.

Lindsay Clancy Jurors Reveal What Happened in the Deliberation Room

More examples

The clerk dockets each appeal as soon as it arrives.
A docket attached to the file identifies the case.
The committee has two budget proposals on its docket.

Forms

docket · dockets · docketed · docketing

Similar words

agenda: An agenda lists discussion topics rather than official case records.
register: A register records entries without necessarily identifying matters awaiting action.
schedule: A schedule emphasizes when matters will be handled.