• How to Create Your CourtID
• How to Join and Participate in a Remote Hearing
• How to Register for a Remote Appearance
• How to Download Teams and Test Equipment

LACourtConnect is not available for use by the news media or general public. At the onset of the pandemic emergency, the Court expedited its in-progress development of LACourtConnect. Because LACourtConnect is integrated with the case management system, it requires attorneys and parties to register, which is necessary to reflect their appearance in the Court’s records.

Resource Guides

• Best Practices and Tips for Successful Remote Appearances in Microsoft Teams
• Teams Screen Overview for Desktop Application
• Teams Screen Overview for Mobile Devices

Prepare for Your Hearing

• Create a CourtID
• Sign into LACC with your CourtID
• Scheduling a Remote Appearance
  • Remote appearances should be scheduled well in advance to allow sufficient time to troubleshoot any issues and ensure appearing in a timely manner for proceedings.
• Overview of the Virtual Gallery
• Overview of the Virtual Well

How to Join a Remote Appearance Using Microsoft Teams

• Methods to Connect and Available Features
• Joining on the Teams Desktop App (Recommended)
• Joining on the Teams Mobile App
• Joining on the Web Browser
• Information about the Backup Phone Number, Meeting Controls and Limitations

Video Tutorials

• LACC Recorded Tour – please view prior to joining a hearing
• What is Microsoft Teams?
• Joining & Configuring Audio/Video
• Meeting Controls
• Sharing Your Screen
• Changing Your Background
• How to Use Microsoft Teams App on iPhone & Android

Teams Technical Requirements

• Technical Specifications for a Remote Appearance
• Teams Hardware Requirements

Client Downloads

• Teams Desktop App
• Teams Mobile App

Effective Monday, March 1, 2021, video will be available for remote courtroom appearances for all Family Law case types, except AB 1058 (Child Support) hearings. (Child Support court hearings may be conducted by conventional telephone appearance.)

Prior judicial approval will no longer be required to appear by video for Family Law court appearances as of March 1. Audio appearances will continue to be available for all Family Law hearings.

Beginning February 27th, attorneys and parties may schedule video (or audio only) remote courtroom appearances for hearings on or after March. Advance scheduling is available up to two hours before the scheduled time of the hearing.

Instructions for Scheduling a Remote Appearance can be found on page 28 of the full LACourtConnect User Guide.

Poor audio quality in any remote appearance – audio or video – can cause hearing delays.

An accessory headset or microphone (not built into your computer or calling device) is recommended for a significantly better experience for you and other participants.

This table lists the internet speeds you need:

Application	Direction	Minimum speed	Better
Video	Upload	3.0 Mbps	5.0+ Mbps
	Download	3.0 Mbps	5.0+ Mbps
Audio	Both	100 kbps	100+ kbps

You can find the Technical Specifications for Video and Audio on LACourtConnect here. The user guide also offers a section describing Components of an adequate setup.

The latest enhancements provide new features to improve your audio and video experience.

Participant list available for audio and video - Video participants who are not on hold, muted or observing from the virtual gallery will be able to see the participant list. Participant list also now available for audio conferences.

Participant tally (video only) - This provides an “at a glance” summary of how many active users are participating via video and audio.

Modifying display name - Participants will have the option to change the name that is displayed on the screen during the hearing.

Control lowering hand - Participants may now lower their own “hand” after raising it.

Payment - To avoid payment errors, users must register and pay for all Civil cases first and then start a new session to schedule other remote courtroom appearances for Family Law, Probate and Traffic cases.

There are some restrictions when adding more appearances - If you encounter an error when adding more appearances, please complete the transaction and start a new session to schedule your other appearances. In addition, Civil appearances must be scheduled in a separate payment transaction.

• The LACourtConnect User Guide is comprehensive. It has these navigation aids:
  • Within the Help Center portion of this page, one link leads to the full user guide. Other links lead directly to the main chapters (and to other resources).
  • Topic labels down the left side of user guide pages make it easy to find the section you need and skip over others.
  • Bookmarks in the downloadable PDF provide a way to find what you need without returning to the table of contents at the beginning. Some browsers, however, hide the panel by default, in which case look for a small bookmark icon (a rectangle with a notched bottom) in the PDF’s top toolbar or side margins. If you download the PDF and open it with Acrobat Reader or a similar application, look for the bookmark icon and or a small left-pointing arrow to open the bookmarks panel. You should be able to expand or collapse the bookmarks so you can move around among them quickly.

• If you think you may need an interpreter for a courtroom proceeding, click on "Request an Interpreter" below.

Request an Interpreter

Step 1: At the login screen click "Sign up now".

Step 2: Fill out the registration form. For help view the User Guide chapter on Creating your CourtID.