Georgia judicial emergency extended. 36 69 2 or another serious emergency when the emergency substantially endangers or infringers upon the normal functioning of the judicial system including the ability of persons or litigants to have access to the court or meet time deadlines imposed by court order or rule statute or administrative rule or regulation. A judicial emergency is defined as a state of emergency declared by the governor a public health emergency under ocga. Statewide judicial emergency on march 14 2020 in response to the covid 19 pandemic the honorable harold d.
The provisions of tuesdays order are. That order has been extended four times. Melton has extended for another month the statewide judicial emergency that he first announced on march 14 2020.
August 11 2020 georgia for the fifth time since mid march chief justice harold melton has extended for another month the statewide judicial emergency that he first announced march 14 in. Georgia chief justice harold melton has again extended the statewide judicial emergency that he initially declared on march 14 in response to the covid 19 pandemic. Recognizing again that most in court proceedings compel the attendance of various individuals rather than allowing them to.
Extending the statewide judicial emergency comes even though gov. 542020 chief justice will extend statewide judicial emergency supreme court of georgia. Georgia for the fifth time since mid march chief justice harold melton has extended for another month the statewide judicial emergency that he first announced march 14 in response to the covid 19 pandemic.
This is the fourth time he has. Brian kemp signed a new executive order thursday ending shelter in place requirements for residents and visitors 65 or older. Melton as the chief justice of the supreme court of georgia issued an order declaring statewide judicial emergency pursuant to ocga 38 3 61.