Division 41 - Commissioner Katie Rooney

 

Biography

Current Assignment: 
Family Court Juvenile

Appointed to the Bench: 
2021

Division E-Mail:
Div41.cir16@courts.mo.gov

 

Law Clerk

Alexander Hammon
Phone:  816-435-7012
Fax:       816-435-8016
E-mail:   Alexander.Hammon@courts.mo.gov 

 

Judicial Administrative Assistant

Erica Vanderveen
Phone: 816-435-4710
Fax: 816-435-8016
E-mail:  Erica.Vanderveen@courts.mo.gov

 

Courtroom Bailiff

Linda Kendall
Phone: 816-435-4717
Fax: 816-435-8016
E-mail: Linda.Kendall@courts.mo.gov

 

Commissioner
 

Location:
Jackson County Courthouse
415 East 12th Street – 8th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Phone:  816-435-4710
Fax:      816-435-8016
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Policies & Procedures

Order/Rules

Forms

 

DIVISION 41’S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Any requests for continuance made less than 24 hours prior to the hearing will not be ruled on in advance.  Parties are expected to appear. 

Any requests for WebEx must be made 24 hours in advance of the court hearing.  Requests made after that point will NOT be considered.

All other Hearings, including Arraignments and Case Management Conferences, will now be set for in-person hearing. This includes all Adjudications, Dispositions, and Reviews. That being said, placement providers, parent aids, CASA volunteers, and paralegals/support staff may still attend in-person hearings virtually, so long as they are not to be called as witnesses to the hearing.

The Court will still entertain timely motions for virtual and telephonic appearance by parties and witness. Such motions, in addition to the basis for the relief, should always indicate whether or not any issue will be contested at the hearing, and whether or not all parties are in agreement with waiving the in-person appearance. THAT A MOTION FOR VIRTUAL APPEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR A PARTY OR WITNESS TO A HEARING WILL NOT MEAN THAT ALL PARTIES AND WITNESSES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE PERMITTED TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY AS WELL.

If you are sick or have a positive COVID-19 test, or are otherwise physically unable to be present in the courtroom, but unable to file a timely motion, please email the Court as soon as possible for the link for virtual participation. When the case is called, the Court will then decide to either waive your physical presence or reset the matter, as appropriate.