Will the court inform the defendant by SMS now?

No. There are many ways for the court to serve a summons, and the common ones are: telephone service, judicial express delivery, door-to-door service, and announcement service. When the court sends a summons to the defendant for the first time, it is customary to ask the parties to go to the court to get the summons.

Then the question is "You have a court summons". There are too many fraudulent phone calls. How to tell whether a summons call is from a judge or a liar?

This is simple:

First of all, fraudulent calls are usually prompted by voice first, and then press 9 or something to go to manual service. However, the court informed that the summons was obtained entirely manually. So when you meet a voice call, just hang up!

Secondly, when the judge informs the defendant to receive the summons, he will first verify the defendant's name, and generally tell the case involved, such as "Are you Zhang San?" "Li Si has brought a lawsuit to the court because of a contract dispute with you. Please go to a court to find a judge to get a subpoena. " If the "judge" who calls you doesn't know your name, let you report it yourself and say something you don't know at all. That's probably false.

Finally, pay attention to the phone number. The judge must notify by the court's fixed telephone, not by using a mobile phone or any computer virtual number. Moreover, he knows which court is calling, and he can also check with the court through other channels.