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Carnahan Courthouse

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.






NOTICE: The access ramp on the Chestnut Street side of the Civil Courts building is temporarily closed for construction. Please use the Market Street ramp and call 314-589-6976 for entry.
We apologize for the inconvenience.


NOTICE: Division 1 will hold NO informal docket on Wednesday, December 6, 2023; Tuesday, December 19, 2023; December 26 through December 29, 2023; Wednesday, February 7, 2024 through Friday, February 16, 2024.


DIV. 1 NOTICE: All informals will be held IN PERSON.

The probation revocation docket is now on Thursday, 1:00 PM.







Notice: Effective April 18, 2022, procedures related to Petit Jury Trials. Click on the link below to view full Administrative Order
(Link to Order)


 
 

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