Chief Justice Harold Melton of the Georgia Supreme Court (left) and Chief Judge Jeffrey Bagley, Forsyth County Superior Court. (Photos: John Disney/ALM) Georgia Eyes Resuming In-Person Jury Trials as Soon as November
The likely restoration of in-person jury trials comes as Georgia still grapples with the spread of COVID-19.
September 25, 2020 at 11:46 AM
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Citing a "pent-up demand" for resolutions that need a jury, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia said this week he is committed to reinstituting in-person juries in a new order he plans to hand down next month.
Chief Justice Harold Melton's Judiciary Pandemic Task Force this week released new guidelines for reinstituting in-person jury trials that conform to state health and safety protocols intended to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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