Step 1: Go through security.
There are security guards when you enter the courthouse. You need to:
- Take off your shoes and belt. Empty your pockets. Put everything you brought with you through an X-ray machine. This includes your phone, purse, and backpack. Take computers, tablets, and electronics out of your bag. Put them in a separate tray. Do not bring weapons to the courthouse. Do not bring cologne, perfume, or deodorant sprays.
- Walk through a metal detector. If the metal detector beeps, a security guard asks you to spread your arms and legs. They wave a wand across your body to find the metal. The metal detector might beep because of jewelry.
Step 2: Go to the waiting area (room # 1850) and check-in.
To get to the waiting area:
- Turn down the first hallway on your left after security. Turn before the elevators.
- Follow that hallway all the way to the end.
- The Court waiting room is on the left. It is room # 1850.
In the waiting room, check in at the filing window or with the person sitting at a table. Check in at the filing window or with the person sitting at a table. The person asks for your A-Number and if you have a hearing today. There may or may not be someone who speaks Spanish at the check-in desk.
Step 3: Stay in the waiting area until someone calls you into your courtroom.