St. Louis County Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Before an indictment, information, or complaint is filed, appearance-bond motions must be made first to the Duty Judge, then to the specified judges in the stated order if unavailable.

Motions to set appearance bonds, prior to the filing of an indictment, information, or complaint, shall be made first to the Duty Judge and, then, if the said Duty Judge is not available, then to an Associate Circuit Judge assigned to criminal matters and then to the Presiding Judge or in his or her absence to the Assistant Presiding Judge and then to any other judge of the Circuit.

CRITICAL

The Prosecuting Attorney must advise the grand-jury judge the day before a case is presented of defendants with another pending charge and the division and case numbers.

The Prosecuting Attorney will advise the Judge in charge of the grand jury, on the day before a case is presented, the names of any defendants who have another charge pending in a division and the number of the division and of the case.

CRITICAL

To set a pre-trial motion pending before a Traffic Commissioner, contact the division clerk for the appropriate Commissioner.

Pre-trial motions in matters pending before the Traffic Commissioner shall be set with the division clerk for the appropriate Commissioner.

CRITICAL

Non-contested and default hearings must be scheduled with the Clerk in the assigned division.

(1) Non-contested and default hearings shall be scheduled with the Clerk in the division to which the case is assigned.

CRITICAL

Counsel filing an action subject to Local Rule 72.7 must contact the clerk immediately after filing to obtain a hearing date.

All counsel filing an action subject to Local Rule 72.7 shall be responsible for contacting the clerk to obtain a hearing date immediately after the action is filed.

CRITICAL

A party must obtain a favorable ruling from the presiding judicial officer before using courtroom technology.

Obtain a favorable ruling from the judge or other judicial officer presiding over the proceeding on the request to use such equipment or technology;

CRITICAL

A disqualified Municipal Judge must inform the Presiding Judge within ten days after disqualification.

A Municipal Judge that is disqualified, pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 37.53 shall within ten (10) days after his or her disqualification inform the Presiding Judge of the disqualification.

CRITICAL

To set a pre-trial motion in family court, apply to the domestic relations docket clerk unless the division requires setting motions with its division clerk.

Pre-trial motions in matters pending in the family court shall be set by making application to the domestic relations docket clerk except for those divisions requiring motions to be set with the division clerk.

CRITICAL

After receiving approval, the party must contact the Court’s Information Technology department as soon as possible, no later than five business days before the proposed use, and inform it of the favorable ruling.

Contact the Court’s Information Technology department as soon as possible, and in no event later than five (5) business days prior to the proposed use of such equipment or technology in the courtroom; and b. Advise the Court’s Information Technology department of the favorable ruling.

CRITICAL

After the briefing stage, all parties must notify the clerk that the matter is ready for submission.

Thereafter, all parties shall notify the clerk of the division hearing the cause that it is ready for submission.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to use technology in court must advise all other parties of the intent to request the Court’s permission.

Advise all other parties of the intent to request the permission of the Court to use such equipment or technology;

CRITICAL

To set a pre-trial motion pending before a Circuit Judge, apply to the clerk of the assigned division.

Pre-trial motions in criminal and civil cases pending before Circuit Judges shall be set by making application to the division clerk of the division to which the case is assigned.

CRITICAL

Attorneys and parties may not communicate directly or indirectly with a petit juror unless the Court grants leave.

Attorneys and parties to an action shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate with any petit juror, except with leave of Court.

CRITICAL

To set a pre-trial motion pending before an Associate Circuit Judge, apply to the clerk of the assigned division.

Pre-trial motions in criminal and civil cases pending before Associate Circuit Judges shall be set by making application to the division clerk of the division to which the case is assigned.

CRITICAL

To avoid a separate filing fee, the attorney filing the paternity case must advise the Circuit Clerk of the companion divorce case and its case number.

In order to avoid a separate filing fee, the attorney filing the paternity case shall be responsible for advising the Circuit Clerk of the companion divorce case and its case number.

WARNING

Motion settings must be obtained from the clerk of the respective division.

The setting of any motion shall be obtained from the respective division clerk.

WARNING

The motion’s setting must be obtained from the respective courtroom clerk or chief clerks.

The setting of said motion shall be obtained from the respective courtroom clerk or chief clerks.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

An appearance bond may be set by telephone communication from the Judge, or from a division clerk acting for, at the request of, and on the instructions of the Judge, to the state, county or municipal authority holding the prisoner. The telephone communication shall set the amount and conditions of the bond and the time and place wherein the bond is returnable.

An appearance bond may be set by telephone communication from the Judge, or from a division clerk acting for, at the request of, and on the instructions of the Judge, to the state, county or municipal authority holding the prisoner. The telephone communication shall set the amount and conditions of the bond and the time and place wherein the bond is returnable.

WARNING

Each attorney must advise the client not to discuss any phase of the case with the Court.

Each attorney shall advise his client not to discuss any phase of the case with the Court.

WARNING

An attorney must advise the judges presiding over the affected divisions of a conflicting trial setting within three days of learning of it.

An attorney becoming aware of conflicting trial settings among the divisions of the court shall within three (3) days of learning of the conflict advise the judges presiding over the divisions wherein the conflict occurs. The conflict shall be resolved by the judges.

WARNING

A party seeking a certified or authenticated court-document copy or an appellate legal file shall contact the designated Circuit Clerk office.

Any party seeking a Certified or Authenticated copy of a court document or a legal file on appeal shall contact the designated office of the Circuit Clerk.

WARNING

The Court and division clerk must be notified promptly when a case settles after being set for trial.

The Court and the division clerk shall be notified promptly if a case is settled after it has been set for trial.

INFO

Requests for copies of Court records should be directed to the designated office of the Circuit Clerk.

Requests for copies of Court records should be directed to the designated office of the Circuit Clerk.