{"id":"AK-053","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Alaska (statewide courts)","state":"AK","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger","authority":"Supreme Court Order No. 1957","instrument":"Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8183","title":"Special Order 8183, Update regarding COVID-19 and Jury Trials (suspended until at least November 2, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-08-06","effective":"2020-08-06","end":"2020-11-02 (as modified by 8194)","startDate":"2020-08-06","endDate":"2020-11-02","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all courts, parties, jurors, the public"],"clause":"The spread of COVID-19 has continued across the state since jury trials were first suspended on March 16, 2020. Many school districts have announced that the school year will begin without in-person attendance. The Municipality of Anchorage recently issued an order that prohibits all indoor gatherings involving more than 15 people. These developments suggest that it would be unduly challenging to require jurors and other participants to gather for purposes of trial.... 1. Jury trials remain suspended until at least November 2, 2020.... 4.... To promote social distancing, the public may be required to participate by teleconference","enforcement":"Order of the Chief Justice","functions":["CT courts","CB"],"notes":"Judicial recital of Anchorage EO-15\u0027s fifteen-person gathering limit and of remote school starts as facts limiting group meetings.","sourceUrl":"https://courts.alaska.gov/covid19/docs/socj-2020-8183.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":29471,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AK","url":"/library/AK-053","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AK-053","citation":"Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger, Special Order of the Chief Justice No. 8183 (Aug. 6, 2020) (Ex. AK-053)","stateName":"Alaska","related":["AK-054","AK-052"]}