St. Clair County Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson issued the following orders on court proceedings in response to COVID-19, until Jan. 4, 2021:
All civil, criminal and traffic matters, including hearings and status conferences, are to be held remotely.
All family matters are to be conducted remotely until further notice. Any matter that is currently scheduled for an in-person appearance will now be conducted remotely. If parties are unable to appear or participate remotely they should contact the Circuit Clerk to file an appropriate motion.
All arbitration, mediation, foreclosures and probate matters are to be held remotely.
All forcible entry and detainer actions/evictions are continued generally until further order of the court.
No wedding or civil union ceremonies will be conducted for at least 30 days.
All juvenile matters, except for Shelter Care and Detention hearings, are continued unless they can be held remotely.
Probation Department hours are now 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
All plenary orders of protection, emergency orders of protection, and plenary and emergency civil stalking no contact orders are extended for 30 days. A party may seek emergency relief from such orders only upon filing a motion with the assigned judge. Such hearings will be heard by the assigned judge at his or her discretion and conducted remotely via telephone or video in limited circumstances, or by other electronic means.