Bridgeport Superior Court, 172 Golden St., Bridgeport. Photo: Google

As state courts start to reopen and get back to business, the Connecticut Judicial Branch announced resumption of some operations in eight state courthouses in July.

Set to reopen on July 20, according to Chief Court Administrator Judge Patrick Carroll III are:

• Geographical Area Number 2 courthouse, 172 Golden St., Bridgeport

• The Community Court and Housing Sessions courthouse, 80 Washington St., Hartford

• The Judicial District at Meriden courthouse, 54 West Main St., Meriden

• The Judicial District at Norwich courthouse, 1 Courthouse Sq., Norwich

• The Judicial District at Waterbury courthouse, 300 Grand St., Waterbury

• The Judicial District at Hartford courthouse, 95 Washington St., Hartford

• The Judicial District of Tolland courthouse, 69 Brooklyn St., Rockville

• The Judicial District courthouse at 90 Washington St., Hartford

The courthouses, Carroll said in a statement, will conduct priority 1 business, as well as other criminal, civil and family matters.

Priority 1 business includes the arraignment of defendants held on bond; the arraignment of defendants in any domestic violence cases; emergency child custody matters and juvenile detention hearings.

"An expansive range of civil, criminal, family and juvenile proceedings are now being processed both by remote technology and within our open facilities," Carroll said.

Carroll said all visitors to the courthouses must follow social-distancing guidelines and must wear a face mask that covers their mouth and nose. In addition, Carroll said, the number of people allowed inside a courthouse, courtroom, office, lobby or court corridor may be limited depending on the rules of each courthouse.

"We are simultaneously doing all we are able to do to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus and protect the health and safety of the public, the bar, and our employees and judges," Carroll said.

Judicial Branch officials are "attempting to develop strategies to safely resume jury trials in courthouses," Carroll said.

There is no timeline for jury selection and jury trials to start up again. The opening of the eight courthouses will bring to 25 the number of Superior Court courthouses open in the state.

Beginning on Monday, all open courthouses will be expanding their hours and will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, Carroll said.

Carroll also noted there is an eviction moratorium in place until Aug. 25.

"Pursuant to the governor's executive order extending the residential eviction moratorium to Aug. 25, residential eviction matters are not currently being processed by the courts," Carroll said.

Meanwhile, the three federal courthouses in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford expanded in-court civil and criminal matters on June 15. Jury selections and jury trials in the federal courthouses have been pushed back to Sept. 1.

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