Trial Practice and Courtroom Procedures 

• General Information

  • General Matters

  • Media Relations

  • Communications with Chambers

  • Facilities

  • Court Hours and Promptness
    

• Pretrial Information

  • Pleadings and Motions

  • Pretrial Procedures

  • Final Pretrial Conference
    

• Trial Information

  • General Trial Procedures

  • Venire and Voir Dire

  • Opening Statement and Closing Argument

  • Examination of Witnesses

  • Objections to Questions
    

• Miscellaneous

  • Exhibits

  • Depositions

  • Jury Instructions

  • Jurors

  • Transcripts
    

• Conflicts of Interest

Staff:
Courtroom Deputy Clerk (scheduling matters): Sandy Pannier (618) 482-9013
Court Reporter:  Laura Blatz  (618) 482-9481
Senior Chambers Counsel:  Katie Hoffman  (618) 482-9192
Chambers Counsel:  Susan Griffithe  (618) 482-9484
Chambers Counsel:  Amber Jeralds  (618) 482-9076

Address:
Courtroom 7
The William L. Beatty Memorial Courtroom
Third Floor
Melvin Price Federal Courthouse
750 Missouri Avenue
East St. Louis, IL  62201
Phone:  618-482-9077   Fax:  618-482-9195

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