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- Jurisdiction
- Alaska (statewide courts) · Alaska
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Supreme Court Order No. 1957
- Issued
- 2020-11-13 Nov. 13, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-11-13
- End
- 2021-01-04 (grand juries resumed Feb. 8, 2021 under 8234; misdemeanor trials Apr. 19, 2021 under 8242) (read as 2021-01-04)
- In force
- Nov. 13, 2020 to Jan. 4, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateCourts and public offices
- Addressees
- all courts, parties, jurors, the public
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- OF telework (judicial recital of the Governor's alert)
- CB
- Collection
- Alaska AK
Operative words
On November 12, Governor Dunleavy issued an emergency alert requiring all executive branch employees to work from home whenever feasible and urging other organizations that can operate remotely to allow their employees to work from home. To support this alert, the court system can suspend some proceedings that must be conducted in person and require court proceedings to be conducted remotely whenever possible.... 1. All jury trials are suspended until at least January 4, 2021.... 2. All in-person grand jury proceedings are suspended until at least January 4, 2021.... 3. All other court proceedings shall be conducted by teleconference or videoconference whenever possible.
Enforcement
Order of the Chief Justice
Notes
Primary-source recital of the Nov. 12, 2020 emergency alert (AK-102).