KnowJudges

get_court

Read-only

Get one court's identity, jurisdiction, profile URL, core metadata, and up to 10 judges classified as current when the user asks for court information or a roster. For a named judge's courtroom presentation or practice rules, use get_courtroom_presentation_rules. Use the court_url from find_court. Counts cover indexed profiles classified as active, senior, recalled, or visiting, not an independently verified complete bench. Retain roster coverage and location-specific contact notes. No pagination is available. An empty roster means no indexed current matches; a null count means unavailable roster data.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "court_url": "<court_url>"
    },
    "name": "get_court"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`limit`	No
`court_url`	Yes	Exact canonical court_url returned by find_court

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`court`	Yes
`limit`	Yes
`judges`	Yes
`texas_coverage`	No
`roster_coverage`	Yes
`roster_truncated`	Yes
`current_judge_count`	Yes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed2 schema fields changedOct 12, 2026
- addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / locations / items / properties / location_status
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
- addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / locations / items / properties / notice
```
Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}
```

Changed1 schema field changedOct 12, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / texas_coverage

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "court": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "description": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "entity_kind": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "members": {
+              "items": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "role": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "name",
+                  "role"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "related_courts": {
+              "items": {
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "properties": {
+                  "knowjudges_url": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "name",
+                  "knowjudges_url"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "source_url": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name",
+            "entity_kind",
+            "description",
+            "source_url",
+            "related_courts",
+            "members"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "programs": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "coordinator": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "counties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "email": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "hosts": {
+            "items": {
+              "additionalProperties": false,
+              "properties": {
+                "knowjudges_url": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "relationship_status": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "name",
+                "knowjudges_url",
+                "relationship_status"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "judges": {
+            "items": {
+              "additionalProperties": false,
+              "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "url": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "name",
+                "url"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "presiding_judge_names": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "source_date": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "source_url": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type_codes": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "name",
+          "type_codes",
+          "counties",
+          "presiding_judge_names",
+          "coordinator",
+          "email",
+          "source_url",
+          "judges",
+          "hosts"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "court",
+    "programs"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedOct 10, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / organization

Added value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "all_relationships_url": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "relationships": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "relationship": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "kind": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "url": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "name",
+              "kind",
+              "url"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "source_checked_dates": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "source_urls": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "status": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "target": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "kind": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "url": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "name",
+              "kind",
+              "url"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "warning": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "source",
+          "target",
+          "relationship",
+          "status",
+          "warning",
+          "source_urls",
+          "source_checked_dates"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "maxItems": 10,
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "total": {
+      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "total",
+    "all_relationships_url",
+    "relationships"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed6 schema fields changedOct 8, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / contact_note
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / locations

Added value: +{
+  "items": {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "clerk_phone": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "county": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "location_name": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "mailing_address": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "official_url": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "phone": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "physical_address": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "source_checked_at": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "source_url": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "maxItems": 10,
+  "type": "array"
+}

changedOutput schema / properties / court / required

Previous value: -[
-  "name",
-  "court_url",
-  "court_levels",
-  "counties",
-  "official_url",
-  "physical_address",
-  "mailing_address",
-  "phone",
-  "clerk_phone",
-  "source_url",
-  "source_checked_at"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "court_url",
+  "court_levels",
+  "counties",
+  "official_url",
+  "physical_address",
+  "mailing_address",
+  "phone",
+  "clerk_phone",
+  "source_url",
+  "source_checked_at",
+  "contact_note",
+  "locations"
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / roster_coverage
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "string"
+}
```
addedOutput schema / properties / roster_truncated
```
Added value: +{
+  "type": "boolean"
+}
```

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "court",
-  "limit",
-  "current_judge_count",
-  "judges"
-]New value: +[
+  "court",
+  "roster_coverage",
+  "roster_truncated",
+  "limit",
+  "current_judge_count",
+  "judges"
+]

Changed20 schema fields changedOct 7, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / state / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / state / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

changedOutput schema / properties / court / required

Previous value: -[
-  "name",
-  "state",
-  "court_url",
-  "court_levels",
-  "counties",
-  "official_url",
-  "physical_address",
-  "mailing_address",
-  "phone",
-  "clerk_phone",
-  "source_url",
-  "source_checked_at"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "court_url",
+  "court_levels",
+  "counties",
+  "official_url",
+  "physical_address",
+  "mailing_address",
+  "phone",
+  "clerk_phone",
+  "source_url",
+  "source_checked_at"
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / current_judge_count / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+    "minimum": 0,
+    "type": "integer"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / current_judge_count / maximum
```
Removed value: -9007199254740991
```
removedOutput schema / properties / current_judge_count / minimum
```
Removed value: -0
```
removedOutput schema / properties / current_judge_count / type
```
Removed value: -"integer"
```

addedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / court_level / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / court_level / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / court_name / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / court_name / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```
addedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / judicial_role / anyOf
```
Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
```
removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / judicial_role / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```
addedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / presentation_posture / anyOf
```
Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
```
removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / presentation_posture / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```
addedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / service_status / anyOf
```
Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]
```
removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / service_status / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

addedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / state / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / state / type
```
Removed value: -"string"
```

changedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / required

Previous value: -[
-  "display_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court_name",
-  "court_level",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "guidance_scopes",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "display_name",
+  "guidance_scopes",
+  "profile_url"
+]

Changed10 schema fields changedOct 7, 2026

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / clerk_phone

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / mailing_address

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / official_url

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / phone

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / physical_address

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / source_checked_at

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / source_url

Added value: +{
+  "anyOf": [
+    {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "null"
+    }
+  ]
+}

changedOutput schema / properties / court / required

Previous value: -[
-  "name",
-  "state",
-  "court_url",
-  "court_levels",
-  "counties"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "state",
+  "court_url",
+  "court_levels",
+  "counties",
+  "official_url",
+  "physical_address",
+  "mailing_address",
+  "phone",
+  "clerk_phone",
+  "source_url",
+  "source_checked_at"
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / human_reviewed
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "boolean"
-}
```

changedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / required

Previous value: -[
-  "display_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court_name",
-  "court_level",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "human_reviewed",
-  "guidance_scopes",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "display_name",
+  "state",
+  "county",
+  "court_name",
+  "court_level",
+  "judicial_role",
+  "service_status",
+  "presentation_posture",
+  "guidance_scopes",
+  "profile_url"
+]

Changed4 schema fields changedOct 7, 2026

removedInput schema / properties / court_key

Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Legacy qualified court identifier; prefer court_url",
-  "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}::[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$",
-  "type": "string"
-}

changedInput schema / properties / court_url / description

Previous value: -"Exact jurisdiction-qualified court_url returned by find_court"New value: +"Exact canonical court_url returned by find_court"

addedInput schema / properties / court_url / format
```
Added value: +"uri"
```
addedInput schema / required
```
Added value: +[
+  "court_url"
+]
```

Changed12 schema fields changedOct 7, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / court_key / description

Previous value: -"Exact qualified court key returned by find_court, for example GA::fulton-superior-court"New value: +"Legacy qualified court identifier; prefer court_url"

addedInput schema / properties / court_url

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Exact jurisdiction-qualified court_url returned by find_court",
+  "type": "string"
+}

removedInput schema / required
```
Removed value: -[
-  "court_key"
-]
```
removedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / court_id
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```
removedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / court_key
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

removedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / indexed_judge_count

Removed value: -{
-  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
-  "minimum": 0,
-  "type": "integer"
-}

removedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / jurisdiction_code
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```
removedOutput schema / properties / court / properties / slug
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

changedOutput schema / properties / court / required

Previous value: -[
-  "court_id",
-  "court_key",
-  "name",
-  "slug",
-  "jurisdiction_code",
-  "state",
-  "indexed_judge_count",
-  "court_url",
-  "court_levels",
-  "counties"
-]New value: +[
+  "name",
+  "state",
+  "court_url",
+  "court_levels",
+  "counties"
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / profile_tier
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```
removedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / properties / slug
```
Removed value: -{
-  "type": "string"
-}
```

changedOutput schema / properties / judges / items / required

Previous value: -[
-  "slug",
-  "display_name",
-  "state",
-  "county",
-  "court_name",
-  "court_level",
-  "judicial_role",
-  "service_status",
-  "presentation_posture",
-  "profile_tier",
-  "human_reviewed",
-  "guidance_scopes",
-  "profile_url"
-]New value: +[
+  "display_name",
+  "state",
+  "county",
+  "court_name",
+  "court_level",
+  "judicial_role",
+  "service_status",
+  "presentation_posture",
+  "human_reviewed",
+  "guidance_scopes",
+  "profile_url"
+]

AddedOct 7, 2026

TDQS

A4.8/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare a safe, closed-world read, and the description goes well beyond them: it discloses what the counts actually represent (indexed profiles classified active/senior/recalled/visiting, not a verified complete bench), states there is no pagination, and interprets the sentinel values ('empty roster means no indexed current matches; a null count means unavailable roster data'). That is exactly the operational context annotations cannot carry.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Front-loaded with the primary purpose, then routing, then caveats. Dense but nearly every clause carries distinct information; the final three sentences about counts, empty rosters, and null counts are compact and non-redundant, though the paragraph is long for a two-parameter tool.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

An output schema exists, so return-value structure need not be re-explained, and the description still covers the non-obvious semantics an agent needs: result limits, absence of pagination, what the roster counts do and do not prove, and how to read empty/null values.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters4/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 50%: court_url is documented in the schema but limit is not. The description compensates partially by stating 'up to 10 judges' and 'No pagination is available', which conveys the limit's effective ceiling and that results cannot be paged through, though it never names or explains the limit parameter directly.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ('Get one court') and enumerates what is returned: identity, jurisdiction, profile URL, core metadata, and up to 10 current judges. It explicitly distinguishes itself from get_courtroom_presentation_rules and from find_court, so an agent can route without opening a schema.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Gives an explicit trigger ('when the user asks for court information or a roster'), names the alternative for the adjacent use case ('For a named judge's courtroom presentation or practice rules, use get_courtroom_presentation_rules'), and states the prerequisite that court_url must come from find_court.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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