{"id":"WI-026","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Wisconsin","state":"WI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Wisconsin Supreme Court","authority":"Wis. Const. art. VII, § 3","instrument":"Order, In re the Matter of Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic","title":"Order suspending all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts","dateIssued":"2020-03-22","effective":"2020-03-22","end":"2020-04-30 by its terms; amended Apr. 15, 2020 to \u0027until further order of this court\u0027 (WI-043)","startDate":"2020-03-22","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all appellate and circuit courts","litigants and counsel"],"clause":"NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the courts of the State of Wisconsin remain open. Nevertheless, all in-person proceedings in all appellate and circuit courts are hereby suspended through Thursday, April 30, 2020.... all non-essential hearings are to be postponed or conducted remotely.","enforcement":"Supreme Court administrative order","functions":["CT courts and clerks","CL closings and evictions (court process)","OF law offices"],"notes":"Exceptions for essential in-person matters where remote technology is not practicable; remote participation required when practicable.","sourceUrl":"https://www.wicourts.gov/news/docs/remotehearings.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":142897,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WI","url":"/library/WI-026","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WI-026","citation":"Wisconsin Supreme Court, Order, In re the Matter of Remote Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. WI-026)","stateName":"Wisconsin","related":["WI-043","WI-027","WI-030"]}