Given the decrease in the national and local levels of COVID-19 cases
and the effectiveness and availability of approved COVID-19 vaccines, effective June 15,
Missouri's appellate and circuit courts – including all associate,
family, juvenile, treatment, municipal, and probate divisions – no
longer will be required to conduct court proceedings and courthouse
activities pursuant to the previously prescribed operational phases and
COVID procedures for jury trials. Please read the details of the Supreme Court of Missouri's May 28 order. June 1
Essential Steps to Tackle Backlog and Prepare for a Surge in New Cases: A recording of the webinar and materials from the National Center for State Courts are available. July 21
The Supreme Court issued an order and procedures to guide the state’s 115 local trial courts in resuming jury proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic. June 5
MCHCP Dental Plan members will receive a dental premium reduction of 50% for the month of June 2020
due to the shutdown of most dental offices during the COVID-19
pandemic. MCHCP will implement the premium reduction on your behalf
without you needing to do anything. If you have questions or need
additional assistance, please visit www.mchcp.org. or call MetLife at (844) 222-9106. May 20
(This page was disabled February 25, 2022.) Missouri Judiciary launches interactive tool as courts enter phased approach to reopeningMay 15
The Supreme Court of Missouri on May 4 ordered operational directives,
effective May 16, to help courts statewide begin easing COVID-19
restrictions on in-person proceedings. Until then, courts remain
subject to the Court's prior order extending statewide precautionary measures through May 15. May 5
The Missouri Court Automation Committee has approved the use of Webex for all court proceedings. Once you have received your new MoCourts Webex Account, follow these instructions to select the correct connection. The video conferencing page (This page was disabled January 24, 2023) has information about all available technologies. May 1
COVID-19 Emergency Suggested Receipting and End of Month Accounting Practices:
Have a secured locked box available for payments when there is no one
authorized or available to receive payments. Have two people sign
off/log each payment when the locked box is opened and immediately
receipt in the system being used. Follow COR 4.53.2
if manual receipts are anticipated by requesting an order from your
circuit presiding judge. The presiding judge will forward a copy of the
order to the OSCA Help Desk. Do the end of month disbursements as close
to the last business day as possible, or when next allowed back in the
office, if unable to complete remotely. Show-Me Courts users only need
to log in to the virtual desktop to launch OSCA Reports or JIS to print
SMC checks and general ledger posting, All other work can be completed
outside the virtual desktop. April 22
Watch the webinar for Developing Plans for Expanding In-Person Court Operations, presented by CCJ-COSCA's Pandemic Rapid Response Team. April 28
The National Center for State Courts is holding a series of webinars with tips about how to conduct effective remote hearings (Link removed September 2023). April 13
A recording is available (This page was disabled June 12, 2024) of the National Center for State Courts' webinar Managing Juries and Jury Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Topics include ramping up jury operations after trial suspensions;
compensating for reduced jury yields; recommended deferral and excusal
policies; implications of the pandemic for fair cross section; social
distancing in the jury assembly room and courtrooms; public outreach to
calm fears and encourage jury service; and aspects of jury service that
might be done online. April 8
Helpful video conferencing resources: Tips for Creating a Record when Judges and Attorneys are Appearing Remotely (Link removed April 2023); Scopia Mobile-Desktop Instructions (Link removed April 2023); and Instructions for Scheduling Video Conferences (Link removed April 2023)March 31
Show-Me Courts Users:You do not have to be on the judicial network to use Show-Me Courts, you only need Internet access. From the Missouri Courts Home page, click "CIC log in." Once you're on the CIC Home page, click the Show-Me Courts icon in the Court Tools section and log in. March 19
Remote work alternatives email sent March 19, informational document and spreadsheet. One spreadsheet per county should be submitted with presiding judge approval. Please submit as an Excel document to the OSCA Help Desk by March 25, 2020.
On March 22, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued a new order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other directives, the order
suspends – with certain listed exceptions – all in-person proceedings
in all state courts through April 17 and authorizes local courts to
determine the manner in which the listed exceptions should be conducted.
Conference Call Meetings:
If you are conducting or participating in a meeting via conference call
and have issues getting through, please be patient and try calling a
few times. If you are still unable to get through, please notify the
meeting chair. The use of conference calls has increased significantly
in the last week and this issue is being experienced nationwide. March 20
Announcements Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic