Notification Preferences for Hearings and Portal Filings
Stay informed about your hearings and portal case filing submissions by signing up for notification options available below.
Hearing Text Reminders
Stay on top of your court dates with convenient hearing text reminders. If you sign up, you’ll receive automated text messages with the hearing location, date, and time for eligible hearings.
When You’ll Receive Text Reminders
- 7 days before your eligible hearing
- 3 days before your eligible hearing
- 1 day before your eligible hearing
- If a warrant is issued for missing your hearing
How to Sign Up
You can register for text reminders in one of two ways:
- Call the Public Services phone line: (206) 684-5600
- Ask any staff member at a public facing counter or in the courtroom at Seattle Municipal Court.
*Please be advised that signing up for court text message reminders does not constitute as service. These reminders are provided as a courtesy to help individuals stay informed about upcoming court dates. If someone misses a court date and has only received a text reminder the court will not issue a warrant based solely on that missed appearance. The court remains committed to fairness and due process and understands that courtesy reminders are not a substitute for official notification.
Portal Account Notifications
If you have a Portal account, you can receive updates on your case filings directly within the application. These notifications will alert you to the status of your filings, including rejections.
Who Can Sign Up?
Available to all Portal account holders.
How to Enable Notifications:
- Log in to your Portal account.
- Click your account name in the top right corner.
- Select Profile.
- Choose Notification Preferences.
- Email Notifications are under development. An announcement will be posted on the Portal home screen once email notifications are available.
- To receive alerts for filing rejections, check Filing Rejection Notification.
- Click the blue SAVE button.
- A red dot will appear next to Notifications whenever you have a new message.