Joining the Court Appearance

You are able to join the court proceeding in one of two ways, video or audio conferencing.

If you wish to join the virtual court appearance via video conferencing you will:

Type www.zoom.us into your browser.

Once you have entered the site you will click on the link in the top right-hand corner that says “Join Meeting” and you will be taken to a new page where you will be asked to input additional information.

The information provided to you on your Court Notice/Supplemental Information Sheet will have a Meeting ID: 922 6095 5707 , enter the meeting ID provided to you in the space provided on screen and hit “enter” or click “Join”. You will be taken to another page where you will be asked to enter the Passcode: 566388. Enter the passcode in the space provided and hit enter or click “Join Meeting”.

If you wish to join the virtual court appearance via audio conferencing you will:

Dial the Toll-free number provided to you 1-855-703-8985. You will then be prompted to enter the Meeting ID: 922 6095 5707 followed by the Participant ID: 566388.

Once you have entered all of the required information for the court appearance you will be placed into the waiting room until court is opened by the Court Clerk. If you are attending via video conferencing you will see the following page while you wait for court to begin:

image of entry splash page on ZOOM

If you attend court via video, you will notice that your name will be displayed on the screen in your square.

You are asked to please ensure that your name appears correctly and in the same way that it appears on your charging document ie: legal first and last name.

If it does not appear in that format and if you are able to do so, you are asked to rename yourself.

If you are appearing via teleconference your name will appear as your phone number.

Prior to the opening of court:

  • A member of the Sudbury POA staff who will be hosting the meeting may take you out of the waiting room and ask you to confirm your first and last name.
  • They may rename you according to the docket.
  • Please do not change your screen name if the Court Clerk renames you. This will affect the Court’s ability to move through the docket and may result in increased wait times for you and the other participants.
  • Once the Court Clerk has renamed you, you will then be placed back into the waiting room until court opens.