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Community Relief – Day, December 1, 2023

Seattle Municipal Court and social service providers are coming together to provide a Community Relief Day: Seattle Tickets & Social Services Event on Friday, December 1, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at the Public Health/Chinook Building, 401 5th Avenue, Seattle. Community members can address unpaid Seattle tickets, Seattle Municipal Court warrants, and access a range of supportive services from partnering organizations.

New Videos Released to Help Individuals Navigate Seattle Municipal Court Processes

Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) has developed three explainer videos as additional tools for guiding court-involved individuals through court processes and procedures. At SMC, we understand that receiving a ticket or being summoned to court can be a stressful time, and that court processes may be difficult to navigate. We are… [ Keep reading ]

Register Now for Seattle Municipal Court’s Probation Webinar: “We’ve Evolved!”

Please join Seattle Municipal Court on Friday, August 25, 2023, at 12 p.m. for a Probation Evolution webinar. Presiding Judge Faye R. Chess and Probation Manager Jason Grant will discuss successes and insights from the Court’s three-year Probation Evolution Project, which focused on improving client outcomes and addressing disproportionate impacts… [ Keep reading ]

Join Us for One Seattle Day of Service

City of Seattle invites you to participate in a citywide day of volunteerism You are invited to participate in the One Seattle Day of Service on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Mayor Harrell, together with local leaders, City employees, and residents of Seattle will be rolling up their sleeves, coming together, and… [ Keep reading ]

Community Resource Center Updates – April 17, 2023

In this week’s Community Corner newsletter: And more! Read the April 17, 2023 newsletter.

Community Resource Center Updates – March 27, 2023

In this week’s Community Corner newsletter: And more! Read the March 27, 2023 newsletter.

New report: “Improving equity, fairness, and accessibility at the Seattle Municipal Court”

Early in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic and the national movement for racial justice sparked by George Floyd’s death, Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) had two community engagement efforts in the works: a court user survey and a series of court user focus groups. SMC has conducted court user surveys in… [ Keep reading ]