Georgia judicial emergency deadlines. Of georgia issued an order declaring statewide judicial emergency pursuant to ocga 38 3 61. The order applies to all courts and clerks offices in the state as it relates to all judicial proceedings. On friday georgias chief justice harold melton extended the statewide judicial emergency through sunday july 12 in the face of the coronavirus pandemic continuing his bar of jury trial and.
Due to the continuing statewide emergency on april 6 2020 the order was extended until may 13 2020. A judicial emergency is defined as a state of emergency declared by the governor a public health emergency under ocga. The judicial emergency instructs courts to operate remotely and hold proceedings via teleconference and video conference.
Melton today declared a statewide judicial emergency effective immediately due to the spread of the coronavirus throughout georgia and the potential infection of those who work in or are required to appear in our courts the order states that courts should remain open to address essential functions. Declaring statewide judicial emergency. Atlanta march 14 2020 chief justice harold d.
Initially the extension order does in fact toll and extend deadlines until the end of the day on may 13. Ga judicial emergency extended again through august sandy springs ga the order allows courts to move forward with all judicial proceedings except criminal and civil jury trials and most grand. Georgia supreme court chief justice harold melton is restarting cases and reinstating filing deadlines in the state in an order designed to keep the court operating to the fullest extent possible.
While the original judicial emergency order in march 2020 restricted court functions as of the july 10 2020 judicial emergency order deadlines in all cases have been reimposed and courts have resumed all functions except holding jury trials. While the work of the courts in georgia has gone forward on essential and critical matters and most courts have continued some non essential court. Questions have arisen about how the tolling provision s of the chief justices order declaring statewide judicial emergency march 14 2020 and order extending declaration of statewide judicial emergency april 6 2020 apply to deadlines and time limits by that are defined reference to terms of court.
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