{"id":"RI-083","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell)","authority":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-15-2","instrument":"Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-09","title":"COVID-19 Pandemic Response - Continuation of Emergency Measures","dateIssued":"2020-04-08","effective":"2020-04-08","end":"2020-05-17 by its terms; successors 2020-12 (June 2020) and 2021-04 (July 20, 2021)","startDate":"2020-04-08","endDate":"2020-05-17","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all courts of the unified judicial system","jurors, litigants and counsel"],"clause":"The public health crisis continues and is intensifying in scope in the State of Rhode Island.... it is imperative that the emergency measures contemplated in Executive Order 2020-04 be continued at this time.... 1. Continuation of Emergency Measures - The following provisions shall be in effect through May 17, 2020. 2. Trials and Grand Jury Matters - A. All jury trials shall be continued until after May 17, 2020. B. A trial judge may schedule a bench trial in a matter before May 17, 2020, provided... 12. Duration - The foregoing measures shall remain in place through May 17, 2020...","enforcement":"Order of the Chief Justice","functions":["CT jury trials suspended; non-essential matters continued","CL","SV","OF"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/SupremeExecOrders/20-09.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200427223437/https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/SupremeExecOrders/20-09.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":188689,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"RI","url":"/library/RI-083","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/RI-083","citation":"Rhode Island Supreme Court (Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell), Supreme Court Executive Order 2020-09 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. RI-083)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":["RI-082","RI-081","RI-080","RI-079"]}