St. Louis County Sheriff's Office

What St. Louis County Sheriff's Office does

The St. Louis County Courts, officially the 21st Judicial Circuit Court, is a state-level trial court serving all of St. Louis County, Missouri, operating under the administrative authority of the Missouri State Courts system. It adjudicates civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic matters, and operates specialized divisions including Domestic Violence Court, Family Court, Probate Court, and Treatment Court, supported by approximately 50+ judges and commissioners across Civil/Criminal, Associate Civil, Associate Criminal/Traffic, Department of Revenue, Treatment, Juvenile, and Custody/Divorce divisions. The main courthouse is located at 105 South Central Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105, with a satellite government center at the Crossings at Northwest Plaza in St. Ann, MO, and hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

The court's service portfolio spans core judicial functions and a range of ancillary public services: Circuit Clerk filings and case records, Law Library and self-representation resources, Sheriff Department services (service of process, sheriff sales, court security), Probate Court estate and mental health matters, Family Court (custody, divorce), Domestic Violence Court, Jury Duty administration via the Missouri Courts Juror Portal, Order of Protection filings (online and in-person), ADA Accommodations, Notary public services, civil wedding ceremonies, and online Case Search through the Missouri State Courts system. Court fees for probate, sheriff services, and circuit clerk filings are set by published schedules and are available via PDF documents.

The institution is led by Presiding Judge Bruce F. Hilton (Division 13, appointed June 2017) and Assistant Presiding Judge Ellen Sue Levy (Division 11), with administrative leadership provided by Director of Judicial Administration Hope E. Whitehead, appointed in 2020 following a national search and serving as the first African-American in the role. Family Court operations are led by Administrative Judge Jason D. Dodson (Division 10). The organization is a government entity — not a privately held or publicly traded company — and is governed under the Missouri Constitution and state statutes, with no venture capital, private equity, or public ownership structure. As such, revenue is not commercially generated in the conventional sense and is not disclosed in the source data.

Name

St. Louis County Sheriff's Office

Legal name

St. Louis County Courts

Website

https://wp.stlcountycourts.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The St. Louis County Courts (21st Judicial Circuit) is a Missouri state trial court serving St. Louis County residents with civil, criminal, family, juvenile, and probate judicial services, plus ancillary offerings such as jury administration, sheriff sales, and online case search.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Judicial Services

NAICS

Courts (922110), Courts (92211)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Courts & Judicial Administration (BPAIABAE), Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH), Specialty & Problem-Solving Courts (Drug, Mental Health, Veterans, Family) (BPAIAFAG)

Keywords

• Judicial court services
• Civil criminal proceedings
• Family court matters
• Probate court services
• Jury duty administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Clayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

St. Louis County Courts (21st Judicial Circuit) provides trial court judicial services across St. Louis County, Missouri, including civil litigation, criminal proceedings, family law (divorce, custody, domestic violence), juvenile matters, probate and estate cases, traffic violations, and Orders of Protection. The court supports filings, jury duty administration, law library research, sheriff sales and service of process, and marriage ceremonies through multiple divisions and in-person and online channels.

Product overview

St. Louis County Courts (21st Judicial Circuit) operates as a unified court administration platform offering multiple interconnected services across civil, criminal, family, and probate jurisdictions. The core offerings include Circuit Clerk services, Law Library, Sheriff Department (service of process and sheriff sales), Wedding ceremonies, Probate Court, ADA Accommodations, Notary services, Domestic Violence Court, Jury Duty services, Case Search portal, Order of Protection filing, and a Government Jobs Career Portal. Additional service points include the Crossings at Northwest Plaza remote location. The court also maintains administrative orders and Family Court administrative orders for operational governance. The organization is led by Presiding Judge Bruce F. Hilton and Director of Judicial Administration Hope E. Whitehead.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Circuit Clerk Services
• Law Library Services
• Sheriff Department Services
• Wedding Ceremonies
• Probate Court
• ADA Accommodations
• Notary Services
• Domestic Violence Court
• Jury Duty Services
• Find My Case (Case Search)
• Order of Protection Filing

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• St. Louis City Circuit Court: Sister trial court of general jurisdiction for the City of St. Louis; operates the same case types (civil, criminal, family, probate) in the same metro but in a separate jurisdiction, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri: Federal trial court covering the same St. Louis metropolitan geography; comparable in jurisdiction type and case mix (civil/criminal) but operates at the federal level with different funding and procedural rules.

Others

• Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator: State-level administrative body overseeing all Missouri courts including the 21st Judicial Circuit; relevant as the governing/policy peer that sets technology standards and budget allocations affecting this entity.
• National Center for State Courts: Nonprofit that provides research, consulting, and best-practice guidance to U.S. state courts; comparable institution in terms of mission (judicial improvement) and a natural ecosystem partner for modernization initiatives.
• Tyler Technologies (Odyssey Court Management): Leading vendor of court case-management systems (Odyssey) used by many U.S. state and county courts; relevant peer in terms of technology ecosystem that supports this court's operations, though not a direct judicial competitor.

Direct peers

• Greene County Circuit Court (Springfield): Mid-size Missouri circuit court with similar division mix; useful peer for benchmarking operational scale, e-filing adoption, and access-to-justice programs outside of the St. Louis and Kansas City metros.
• Jackson County Circuit Court (Kansas City): Another large urban Missouri circuit court serving Jackson County; comparable scale, division structure, and reliance on statewide platforms like CaseNet, with overlapping use cases in civil, criminal, family, and probate dockets.
• St. Charles County Circuit Court: Adjacent suburban Missouri circuit court serving a similarly sized metro-adjacent county; comparable suburban caseload profile and use of Missouri statewide court technology platforms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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