22nd Circuit Court, St. Louis, Missouri

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Civil Courts Building Sustains Water Damage

An issue with air conditioning in the Civil Courts Building recently damaged the courtroom in Div. 1 on the 10th floor. The phones for the Division 1 Judge and the Division 1 Clerk are currently out of service. As long as this notice is posted, parties to in-person proceedings scheduled in that division should call before appearing:

• Div. 1 – 314-622-4311

Priority Jury Trials Week of January 18, 2022 Cancelled

After consulting with the Court's Jury Supervisor and Circuit Judges, Presiding Judge Michael F. Stelzer is postponing all priority jury trials that were scheduled for the week of January 18, 2022 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the St. Louis region. Grand jurors will continue to be brought in to hear cases and the Court will remain open and operational under strict public health and safety protocols. The Court is committed to monitoring the situation closely and will make decisions about future priority jury trials on a week-to-week basis.

NOTICE: Division 1 will hold informals on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 am via webex.

(Click here for further information on Div. 1 video-conferencing)

The above address is for matters in Division 1 only.
For Division 27 matters, please click here.
For Division 28 matters, please click here.

A meeting of the Budget Committee is scheduled for Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 12:15 pm via Webex. Please see the following link for the agenda.
(Link to meeting agenda)

Welcome

In 1828, the city of St. Louis opened its first courthouse. For more than 180 years, the Circuit Court has stood among the most storied and historically significant courts in America.

In 1850, a St. Louis jury granted Dred and Harriet Scott, Missouri slaves, their freedom. That decision would eventually be overturned in the United States Supreme Court and push the country into civil war.

Today, the St. Louis Circuit Court comprises two courthouses -- the Civil Courts Building and the Carnahan Courthouse -- and conducts approximately 200 jury trials a year, staffs a juvenile court and detention facility, operates a drug treatment court for nonviolent offenders and is active in public education through the city’s schools and community groups.

As it was in 1828, the Court remains committed to providing all people an open, fair, efficient, and independent system for the advancement of justice under the law and to efficiently and effectively carry out the duties bestowed upon us by the State of Missouri.

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