Superior Court

Juror Scam Alert

Jury Administration is receiving reports of individuals trying to scam people into thinking they missed jury service.

The court will never reach out to you about missing jury service and would not demand money from you. If you have sent money to the scammers please contact your bank immediately and file a police report with your local police department. If you have received a call, do not provide money to the scammers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Pierce County Jury Administration at 253 798 7606 or [email protected]

If you are contacted by someone attempting to get money from you related to Jury service contact your local law enforcement or the Pierce County Sheriff at (253) 798-4722. Most of these have been tried in other states, but some are local. Do not give personal information, banking information or money to any of these callers. Contact the named court directly or law enforcement.

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Dept. 1 Judge Orlando	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 2 Judge Ashcraft	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 3 Judge Schwartz	Felony Drug Court is held via Zoom except for the Tuesday morning docket which is held in-person. Family Recovery Court is held via Zoom. All jury trials will be in-person. No other in-person appearances will be allowed unless approved by the Court. All non-jury trials will be via Zoom. The judicial assistant will email parties of record in LINX Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning for all hearings on Fridays and notify if the hearing will be without oral argument or via Zoom. If you need assistance, please email [email protected].
Dept. 4 Judge Chushcoff	All hearings, motions, and mandatory court review hearings are in-person or telephonically using CourtCall. Trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 5 Judge Speir-Moss	All hearings are conducted virtually using the Zoom platform. Email any questions to [email protected]. All hearings are broadcast on the Superior Court live feed webpage at the link specific to Dept. 5, with the exception of Juvenile Court proceedings.
Dept. 6 Judge Quinlan	Unless previously indicated to the contrary, all hearings, motions, and trials are in-person. In the event a proceeding will be conducted by Zoom, the parties and counsel will receive a Zoom invitation at the email address listed in the court file. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 7 Judge Kiesel	Dept.7 is open to the public. All hearings, motions and trials are in person unless prior arrangements are made with the Court for Zoom appearances. Zoom appearance requests must be made, in writing, at least five business days prior to the date of the proceeding. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or agreed matters, please email [email protected].
Dept. 8 Judge Blinn	Effective March 2022: All attorneys and parties will appear in person for trials, motions, and other hearings, except UCCJEA hearings, unless an attorney or self-represented party is out of the state or too ill to attend court in person but well enough to participate remotely. Witnesses may be allowed to appear remotely on a case by case basis. ZOOM Criteria for Motions and Hearings: Requests for remote hearings shall be made in writing to the Judicial Assistant 5 working days in advance of the motion/hearing, along with the reason for the request. Judge to advise JA of decision 3 working days in advance. The court may allow one party/attorney to appear remotely while the other party/attorney appears in person. ZOOM Criteria for Trials: Please see the Courts Pre-Trial Order.
Dept. 9 Judge Murphy	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 10 Judge Johnson	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected]
Dept. 11 Judge Adams	Beginning June 13, 2022, all matters will be held in-person unless otherwise notified by the court. I you have questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 12 Judge Andrews	Unless otherwise notified by the Court, all matters will be held in-person. If you have questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 13 Judge Thomas	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 14 Judge Ahrens	Our courtroom is open to the public. Occasionally, a docket may be held via Zoom and live streamed on the Court's website. For more specific appearance/observation protocol contact [email protected].
Dept. 15 Judge Leanderson	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. Requests for remote hearings shall be made in writing to the Judicial Assistant 5 working days in advance of the motion/hearing, along with the reason for the request. Judge to advise of decision 3 working days in advance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 16 Judge Evans	Our courtroom is open to the public. A specific matter may be held via Zoom in cases requested and approved 3 business days prior to the hearing. Otherwise, all matters will be held in person. For more specific appearance/observation protocol contact [email protected].
Dept. 17 Judge Kirkendoll	All proceedings are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made with the court for a Zoom appearance, or the court is not requesting oral argument. For Zoom proceedings, all parties will receive a Zoom invitation to the email address listed in the court file. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings or other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 18 Judge Rumbaugh	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 19 Judge Sorensen	All hearings, motions, and trials are in-person unless prior arrangements have been made for a Zoom appearance. For trial assignments, mandatory court review hearings, or any other questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 20 Judge Williams	Unless otherwise notified by the Court, all matters will be held in-person. If you have questions, please email [email protected] .
Dept. 21 Judge Henderson, Jr.	Unless otherwise notified by the Court, all matters will be held in-person. If you have questions, please email [email protected].
Dept. 22 Judge Burton	All hearings and motions are held via Zoom or on the pleadings. If the hearing is via Zoom, the litigants will receive a Zoom invitation to the email address listed in the court file. If the hearing is decided on the pleadings, please email the proposed order to [email protected]. For any other questions please call the judicial assistant at 253-798-6779.
Dept. 23 Judge Peñalver	All matters will be in person in the courtroom unless parties/counsel get authorization from the Court. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]