{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-021","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (Chief Justice; statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware","authority":"10 Del. C. § 2004(a) (declaration of judicial emergency for \u0027disease... affecting the ability to access the courthouses or the ability to staff courts\u0027); 10 Del. C. ch. 20","instrument":"Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency","title":"Declaration of a statewide judicial emergency effective 8:00 a.m. March 16, 2020 for 30 days; trial courts authorized to continue all trials and hearings; audiovisual proceedings authorized; Speedy Trial Guidelines tolled","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-16 08:00","end":"Thirty days, \u0027subject to further review\u0027; extended in 30-day increments by Administrative Orders Nos. 4-22 until 8:00 a.m. July 13, 2021 (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-061)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2021-07-13","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMER","CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all trial courts in the State","litigants, counsel, jurors and the public"],"clause":"1. Under the authority of 10 Del. C. § 2004, a judicial emergency is declared, to become effective March 16, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. and continuing for 30 days, subject to further review. 2. During the period of judicial emergency, all trial courts in the State shall have the discretion to continue trials and hearings in civil and criminal cases for a period of 30 days in order to limit the number of people gathering in public court buildings. 3. To the greatest extent possible, all trial courts in the State are authorized and encouraged to utilize audiovisual devices to conduct proceedings (except for jury trials). 4. During the period of judicial emergency, all time requirements under the Speedy Trial Guidelines are hereby tolled.","enforcement":"10 Del. C. §§ 2004-2009 (judicial emergency powers: venue changes, audiovisual proceedings, suspension and tolling of deadlines, \u0027such other actions as are reasonably necessary\u0027)","functions":["CT courts and agencies (all Delaware courts)","SV servicing and collections","CL closings","PM property management (eviction dockets)","WF workforce (jurors, witnesses)"],"notes":"The predicate for every Delaware court instrument through July 13, 2021; the Chief Justice\u0027s own recital ties it to the Governor\u0027s 20 Del. C. ch. 31 declaration and the limit on \u0027non-essential mass gatherings\u0027 of 100 or more.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=120328","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":299596,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-021","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-021","citation":"Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-021)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-061","AGY-ST-COURTS-022","AGY-ST-COURTS-047","AGY-ST-COURTS-048"]}