In accordance with applicable instructions from the Governor of the State of Florida, the Florida Supreme Court and the Chief Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit appearance by video conference may be made by complying with the following:

Contact the Court’s Judicial Assistant, Alexis Leclerc, by email at Alexis.Leclerc@flcourts18.org, at least two working days before the hearing to:

• Confirm having arranged to participate in the video conference.
• Furnish the Judicial Assistant with scanned copies of any documents to be used or introduced into evidence at the hearing; and,
• Provide the Judicial Assistant with an email address for yourself and any person you intend to call as a witness at the hearing.

Prior to the hearing be sure you have:

• Access to a computer, tablet, or phone, that has a microphone and camera;
• Internet access during the entire hearing;
• Your driver’s license or other government-issued ID.

Judge Silverman’s Virtual Courtroom can be accessed the following ways:

• https://fl18.org/judgesilvermanvc
• From the calendar, the Microsoft Teams© meeting info can be found on any event titled ‘Judge Silverman VC’. Please click on “Click here to join the meeting” and
  follow the instructions to open the Microsoft Teams© app and click on “Join as guest”
• Enter the following into Microsoft Teams© – Meeting ID: 222 747 638 657; Passcode: 48eFuv

Once the hearing starts:

• Make sure that you have your microphone and camera turned on;
• Remember, the Rules of Evidence apply.

For a witness to testify, the witness must have:

• Access to a video conference-ready, computer, tablet, or phone;
• An email address; and,
• A valid government-issued ID.

If the videoconference connection is interrupted, please stand by, and follow instructions to reestablish the connection.