• I had a case that was certified to the Grand Jury. When is your docket call so I can set this case for trial?
• I have a case in General District Court/Circuit Court that needs to be continued. Who do I contact?
• I have a revocation hearing that I cannot appear in. Who do I contact?
• My client is incarcerated and needs to be present for trial. How do I get him/her to Court?
• I have Motion I wish to file on my client's behalf that will require a hearing. How do I proceed in this case?
• I have a case and wish to speak with the prosecuting attorney about a possible plea offer. What do I do?
• My client is incarcerated for offenses pending in lower court. I need a bond hearing. How do I schedule this?

I had a case that was certified to the Grand Jury. When is your docket call so I can set this case for trial?

In Montgomery County, we do not have a "formal docket call." All cases that are certified to the Grand Jury are "pre-set" for each term of Court. Our term months are January, April, July and October. Our office will contact you prior to the term date to pre-set your case. You will be provided a list of available dates from which you may set your case. If your case is pre-set, you will not have to appear on the term date to set your case.

I have a case in General District Court/Circuit Court that needs to be continued. Who do I contact?

General District Court: to request a continuance of a case in General District Court, you should address a letter to the Court and copy our office. All requests for continuance must be filed three days prior to the Court date.

Circuit Court: all continuance requests must be directed to the Judge and copied to us. If you have spoken with the prosecuting attorney and he/she is in agreement, you may put this in your request.

I have a revocation hearing that I cannot appear in. Who do I contact?

You need to first contact the Probation Officer. If he is in agreement, obtain an available Court date from him/her and then contact the Judge in writing, copying our office.

My client is incarcerated and needs to be present for trial. How do I get him/her to Court?

Our office prepares transportation orders to transport defendants to Court. We cannot, however, prepare a transportation order if we do not know that your client is incarcerated and where they are incarcerated. If your client is incarcerated, it is your responsibility to advise our office so that we may prepare a transportation order.

I have a motion I wish to file on my client's behalf that will require a hearing. How do I proceed in this case?

First, you will need to file your motion(s). For Circuit Court cases, you may then contact our office to schedule a motions hearing. We will work with you and the Judge in setting the hearing. For lower court cases, contact the Clerk's Office.

I have a case and wish to speak with the prosecuting attorney about a possible plea offer. What do I do?

Please do not wait until the day of Court to approach the prosecuting attorney about a case. Contact this office well in advance of the Court date to discuss any possible offers.

My client is incarcerated for offenses pending in lower court. I need a bond hearing. How do I schedule this?

The lower courts have their own bond hearing forms. You will need to obtain those forms. You will then need to contact the appropriate Clerk's Office and obtain a date for the bond hearing. The Clerk's Office will then fax our office the notice. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE MUST HAVE 24-HOURS NOTICE FOR ALL BOND HEARINGS.