Georgia judicial emergency order march 2020. Justices march 14 2020 order declaring statewide judicial emergency as 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. 31 12 11 a local emergency under ocga.
Melton as the chief justice of the supreme court of georgia issued an order declaring statewide judicial emergency pursuant to ocga 38 3 61. Supreme court of georgia july 10 2020 fourth order extending declaration of statewide judicial emergency on march 14 2020 in response to the covid 19 pandemic the honorable harold d. Walb for the fifth time since mid march chief justice harold d.
Melton has extended for another month the statewide judicial emergency that he first announced on march 14 2020. Judicial emergency extended through september in georgia sandy springs ga the covid 19 task force is focusing on how grand jury and jury trials could safely be conducted even where levels of. By this order the deadline for rule 315 reports for calendar year 2019 is hereby reimposed so that the report is now due by september 15 2020 and future rule 315 reports will be due by the date set forth in the rule.
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. Of georgia issued an order declaring statewide judicial emergency pursuant to ocga 38 3 61. Due to the continuing statewide emergency on april 6 2020 the order was extended until may 13 2020.
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. Closing public elementary secondary and post secondary schools from march 18 2020 to march 31 2020 to stop the spread of covid 19 03142001 20809 kb declaring a public health state of emergency for novel coronavirus covid 19. Atlanta march 14 2020 chief justice harold d.
The judicial emergency instructs courts to operate remotely and hold proceedings via teleconference and video conference.