The Bankruptcy Court offers the following technologies for use in hearing locations throughout the district. Please note that the technology and equipment available varies by hearing location, as shown below.

Requests for Telephonic and Video Conference appearance should be submitted via letter in ECF at least a week in advance of the hearing date.

ChapMobile App allowing you to View and Search court hearings via Android and iOS devices is available here

For all technical questions related to these technologies and their availability, please contact Curt Udy at curtis_udy@wawb.uscourts.gov

SEATTLE / TACOMA

TELEPHONIC HEARINGS
Attendance at hearings or other conferences may be by telephone if approved by the Judge in advance of the hearing/conference. If approved, the requesting party will be provided with a toll free 1.888 number and instructions to join the call.

VIDEO HEARINGS
Attendance at hearings or other conferences may be held via ZoomGov if approved by the Judge in advance of the hearing/conference. 

LAPTOP PRESENTATION
If approved by the Judge in advance of the hearing/conference, practitioners may bring a laptop into the courtroom and request that it be connected to a court-provided projector and large screen to display documents, images or video from the user’s laptop.

DIGITAL RECORDING
All hearings held in Seattle and Tacoma are captured on digital audio. These recordings are the official record of courtroom proceedings and will be used by transcription agencies when producing transcripts.

Wi-Fi
Attorney Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
For login/password, ask staff at the Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office or the judge’s courtroom deputy.

VANCOUVER

TELEPHONIC HEARINGS
Attendance at hearings or other conferences may be by telephone if approved by the Judge in advance of the hearing/conference. If approved, the requesting party will be provided with a toll free 1.888 number and instructions to join the call.

DIGITAL RECORDING
All hearings held in Vancouver are captured on digital audio. These recordings are the official record of courtroom proceedings and will be used by transcription agencies when producing transcripts.

Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi access is not available at this time.

EVERETT

DIGITAL RECORDING
All hearings held at Everett Station are captured on digital audio. These recordings are the official record of courtroom proceedings and will be used by transcription agencies when producing transcripts. Wi-Fi Public

Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi access is available. See Everett Station staff for login/password.

PORT ORCHARD

DIGITAL RECORDING
All hearings held in Port Orchard are captured on digital audio. These recordings are the official record of courtroom proceedings and will be used by transcription agencies when producing transcripts.

Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi access is available. See clerk’s office staff at the Kitsap Courthouse for login/password.