The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the court to limit physical access to observe court proceedings, in order to practice social distancing and limit the risk for spread of the virus. In-person observance is the preference of the court; however, social distancing protocols required by public health, limit the number of persons the court may allow in each courtroom and other court areas. Listen-In Audio streaming is being provided as a temporary process to allow access to court proceedings while social distancing protocols may prevent full, in-person, access to courtrooms.

To ensure the public has access to court proceedings, the court will provide a mechanism for the public to hear courtroom proceedings (aka “listen-in audio streaming”) via Zoom. If you do not have access to the Zoom app, you may listen to the court proceeding with a touch-tone telephone or cellular device. You do not need to install the Zoom app to stream the courtroom proceedings.

To request listen-in only audio stream of courtroom proceedings, you must submit a request in email to the court district where the hearing is scheduled. The request must be submitted at least 5 days in advance of the hearing. Requests received within 5 days of the hearing may not be available for listen-in audio streaming. The request must include the case number, party name, hearing date, hearing time, courtroom/department number the hearing is scheduled, and requestor’s contact information, including email address and telephone number. Failure to provide this information may result in audio streaming being unavailable.

Submit a request for listen-in audio streaming to the following email address:

NOTE: Audio streaming is not available for juvenile matters

ADVISORY: Livestreamed court proceedings MAY NOT be recorded, or re-broadcast without prior written judicial authorization consistent with California Rules of Court, rule 1.150. Portions of the livestream may be unavailable or otherwise closed to the public consistent with the above-referenced authority. Additionally, the Court makes no representations or warranties regarding the quality or reliability of the livestream feed. For details on requesting permission to record, or re-broadcast court proceedings, review California Rules of Court, rule 1.150. For more information regarding Rule of Court 1.150, click here. Please access the required forms, click MC 500 and MC 510. Contact the appropriate court district to file the forms.

Audio Stream Instructions

To Join Using a Touch-Tone Telephone or Cellular Device:

1. Dial the telephone number associated with the courtroom providing audio access to courtroom proceedings.
2. Enter the meeting ID assigned to the courtroom you want to stream the courtroom proceedings.

To Join Using the Zoom App:

1. Click on the “Join by PC” link.
2. A box to “enter your name” will appear. Type your name.
3. Check or uncheck the “remember my name for future hearings” based on preference.
4. Click the “join the meeting” option.
5. Select either “already joined by phone” or “join with computer audio” based on preference.
6. If you select “already joined by phone” enter the access code shown on the screen.
7. When the courtroom proceedings end, click “leave” (bottom right corner).
8. Click “leave meeting” option to end the listen-in audio streaming session.

For more information regarding "Listen-In Courtroom Audio Streaming" click here.

NOTE: There may be silence until the case is called.