Resuming Jury Trials in 2021
Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency
On Feb. 7, 2021, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton extended for another month the Statewide Judicial Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was the 11th he has signed that extends the emergency he first declared on March 14, 2020. The order continues the suspension of jury trials. Jury trials may resume in March, 2021.
Download the Eleventh Order Extending Statewide Judicial Emergency (PDF)
Second Standing Order for Court Proceedings
In accordance with the Eleventh Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, the Judges of the Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal, Probate, State, and Superior Courts adopt the following guidelines for court proceedings.
Second Standing Order (PDF)