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Fifteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency

Final extension; expiry of the statewide judicial emergency at 11:59 P.M. June 30, 2021; jury and grand jury deadlines remain tolled

Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia · Georgia (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Georgia
Level
Court
Authority
O.C.G.A. 38-3-61, 38-3-62
Issued
2021-06-07 June 7, 2021
Effective
2021-06-07
End
2021-06-30 11:59 P.M. (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
June 7, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts, litigants and counsel
Functions reached
  • CT courts (transition to local judicial emergencies on July 1, 2021)
Collection
Georgia GA

Operative words

The Fifteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency ordered that the grand jury and jury trial deadlines would remain tolled; however, [those deadlines would be reimposed] (unless tolled by applicable local judicial emergency order) when the statewide judicial emergency order expires. (Ex. GA-051 recital)

Enforcement

Order of the Chief Justice

Notes

The circuits' July 2021 local orders (Exs. GA-051 to GA-054) are its direct consequence.

Retrieval note

Confirmed from Ex. GA-051 and the Judicial Council page.

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