Virtual Hearing Room
Welcome to Virtual Hearing Room. The Virtual Hearing Room allows the judge, clerk, attorney and litigant access to a virtual hearing room. NOTE: Not all cases are eligible for virtual hearings.
Notices to Parties
Parties listed on the case receive a Notice of Hearing either by email or regular mail.
- Any individual listed as legal representation will receive an electronic email Notice of Hearing.
- Non-attorney parties receive paper copies of the Notice of Hearing through regular mail.
The electronic and paper Notice of Hearing contain the same information, type of hearing, data and time of the hearing, judge, location, and room (Virtual Hearing Room) information.
Access to Virtual Hearings
Virtual Hearings can be accessed through Access My Tickets or the Missouri Courts website. To access the Virtual Hearing Room using Access My Tickets you must be a registered user of the Access My Tickets process. To register for Access My Tickets, click the Access My Tickets link.
Select Create an
Access My Tickets account.
Using Access My Tickets
Log in to Access My
Tickets.
Select My
Tickets/Cases to display a list of accepted cases.
Click the
next to the Ticket/Case number to expand the case information.
A link to the Virtual
Hearing Room displays inside the ticket/case information. Select the Virtual Hearing Room link.
The Information on Getting Started page displays. Read thoroughly and check the box next to the
acknowledgement.
Court
proceedings, whether in person or virtual, are formal and serious events.
The same etiquette and protocol of a physical courtroom are expected during
virtual court. Disrespectful, threatening or belligerent behavior during
virtual court could result in your removal from the hearing. We ask all
virtual court participants to observe these rules of court decorum:
- Dress appropriately for court.
- Join the virtual hearing on time from an appropriate, quiet, secure location.
- Avoid inappropriate or distracting activities.
- Do not drive while using your phone or device for your virtual hearing.
- Use formal titles.
- Sit up straight and speak clearly.
- Be courteous and respectful.
- No profanity.
- Do not use tobacco or vaping products.
- Refrain from eating and chewing gum.
- Eliminate distractions and interruptions.
- Put cell phones and other technology in silent mode.
- Put your device on mute until it is your turn to speak.
- Do not interrupt others or try to speak over them.
- No recordings or screen shots of the hearing are allowed.
Read thoroughly and check the box next to the
acknowledgement.
NOTE: The
acknowledgment is required to proceed.
Selecting the check box at “I acknowledge I have read and
agree to the rules of the Virtual Hearing Room” takes you to the Virtual
Hearing Room.
Clicking the acknowledgement before or after the scheduled
hearing date displays this message.
If no events are scheduled for the selected case, a message
displays as “There are no events scheduled for your case at this time.”
Using the Missouri Courts Website
Access the Virtual
Hearing Room using the Missouri
Courts website at
https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/base/welcome.do.
Select the Case Number
Search option to begin.
Enter the case number in the Case Number field.
Select Find.
The search can be refined by selecting a location in the
“Search for cases in:” field.
A dropdown list of locations is available by clicking the
down arrow in the “Search for cases in” field.
NOTE: Both
the “Search for cases in” and “Case Number” fields must have information
entered.
Select Find to initiate the search.
When no matches are found the system generates a message in
the search section indicating no matches were found.
When a match is found, the view changes to the case
information. Review and verify the returned information are for the desired case.
When the desired case is displayed, select the Scheduled Hearings & Trials tab. It will display the Virtual Hearing Room link in the Location field under Event.
Selecting the Virtual
Hearing Room link to enter the hearing event.
The Information on
Getting Started page displays.
Read thoroughly and check the box next to the
acknowledgement.
NOTE: The
acknowledgment is required to proceed.
Selecting the check box at “I acknowledge I have read and
agree to the rules of the Virtual Hearing Room” takes you to the Virtual
Hearing Room.
Clicking the acknowledgement before or after the scheduled
hearing date displays this message.
NOTE: The
Hearing Room link is only active on
the day of the scheduled event.
Email Notices
With Track This Case selected, email messages are sent to
the email address entered in the registration process.
Depending upon the notice selections made:
- I want to receive notice 10 days prior and 2 days prior to scheduled court events.
- I want to receive notice 2 days prior to due date of scheduled payments.
Messages are sent notifying you of the upcoming event(s) or
action(s) for the selected case.
Webex – Getting Started
Once a hearing is selected, the Webex Meeting window will open. Select Join Meeting.
Webex requires a name and email address to join the hearing. Once the information is entered, select Join as Guest.
Once you join the Webex hearing you will see an assortment of icons at the bottom of the Webex window.
Mute Icon: Must or unmute your audio during the meeting. | |||
Camera Icon: Switch to another video camera or stop your video from displaying. | |||
Share Icon: Share content with the other participants in the meeting. (Host only unless designated by the host to other attendees.) | |||
Participants Icon: Open/close the participants list. | |||
Chat Icon: Open/close the chat box. | |||
More Options Icon: Open/close meeting notes, share another device, copy meeting link and edit audio connection. | |||
Leave Meeting Icon: Exit the meeting. |
Webex Mobile App: If using the Webex mobile app, the icons will look different than the desktop icons above. Below is an example of the mobile app icons:
If you intend to call in to the meeting using your telephone for audio instead of a microphone, click on Audio:
- Select the "Call in" option:
- Select "Join Meeting."
- Once you join the meeting, it will prompt you to call in. You may also use the toll-free number (884) 487-0491. Follow the call-in prompts and enter the meeting number/access code and the attendee ID. The attendee ID will tie your video feed and phone audio together.