Remote hearings are considered special set and need to be set up with the Court Administrator prior to the date of the hearing.
If you have already scheduled a remote hearing, please see the below information to appear for your hearing:
- Please email Rena Hills at rlhills@co.lincoln.wa.us to receive the login information for your remote hearing.
- During the hearing, you will be in front of the Judge and will be required to proceed as you would be in the courtroom. Please refrain from interrupting the other speaker or the Judge, unless absolutely necessary. Judge Barkdull will ask you in turn for your argument.
- Bench/working copies of any documents must be provided to the Court Administrator 48 hours prior to the hearing. (See local court rules LCR 7) Please make sure that bench copies to be printed by the court administrator, do not exceed 20 pages. Please email the copies to rlhills@co.lincoln.wa.us. The originals of the documents will still need to be mailed to the Clerk’s office.
- Please do not have any loud background noises (dogs, children, machinery, traffic, alarms, etc.) as it may interfere with the hearings.
Members of the public are welcome to join court proceedings but are not allowed to participate in the proceedings. The court can and will mute/remove a person from the remote “courtroom” if they are disruptive. A person who is disruptive could be subject to sanctions by the court just as if the person was physically in the courtroom.
Any questions or concerns, please contact the Court Administrator at 509-725-3081 or rlhills@co.lincoln.wa.us.