13th Judicial Circuit of MissouriAttorneys

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The local court rules of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court apply to all proceedings in the circuit courts of Boone and Callaway counties, unless otherwise specified by individual rule.

View the current docket schedule here.

Many judges will choose to set trial dates from the bench. However, if a judge tells you to email your availablity or sets your case on the Trial Setting docket, all attorneys must send an email to the appropriate Boone or Callaway trial setting email address as soon as possible.

• Attorney name should be the subject line of the email.
• List the dates you are AVAILABLE for trial. Please include a minimum of three months of available dates
• If the case is continued and gets put back on the trial setting docket, email updated availability dates.

For a trial in Boone County use: TrialSettingDocketBoone@courts.mo.gov

For a trial in Callaway County use: TrialSettingDocketCallaway@courts.mo.gov

This email does not need to be complicated or lengthy. If you have questions, call or email the Deputy Court Administrator, Lana Brooks, at (573) 886-4059, lana.brooks@courts.mo.gov

A suite exists on the 3rd floor of the Boone County Courthouse for use by attorneys. Computers and a printer are provided as a courtesy by the Boone County Bar Association. Please contact them regarding computer logon information.

Boone County Bar Association

"To obtain Logon Credentials send an email at least 1 day in advance to the 13th Circuit Technology Services staff at bne-technology-services@courts.mo.gov The e-mail must include the following information

• Attorney Name
• MOBAR Number
• Email Address

Technology Services staff will then e-mail the attorney credentials.

Detailed Information Regarding Courtroom Technology

For more information regarding the technology available in either courthouse please contact the Technology Services staff:

• Phone: (573) 886-4088
• E-mail: bne-technology-services@courts.mo.gov.

To discuss the booking of a specific courtroom please contact the Presiding Judge's Secretary at:

• Phone: (573) 886-4060.

The 13th Judicial Circuit uses two types of Guardians Ad Litem, or GALs: Family Court GALs and Probate GALs.

To be added to the Family Court GAL list please send a letter of interest and an affidavit or other evidence of the required training to the Deputy Court Administrator via email at lana.brooks@courts.mo.gov, or mail it to:

Boone County Courthouse
Deputy Court Administrator
705 E. Walnut St.
Columbia, MO 65201

To be a Probate GAL in Boone County, please fill out the following forms and send them to:

Boone County Courthouse
Probate Clerk
705 E. Walnut St.
Columbia, MO 65201

• Probate GAL, Conservatorship and Decedent Estates Registry
• Probate GAL for Involuntary Civil Commitment Proceedings

To be a Probate GAL in Callaway County, please contact the Probate Clerk at (573) 642-0780.