The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts) · Atlanta · Georgia
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Statewide Judicial Emergency Orders of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia (O.C.G.A. § 38-3-61 et seq.); adopted as an Order of the Superior Court on June 12, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-06-11 June 11, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-06-12 (adopted as an order) (read as 2020-06-12)
- End
- Remained in place through the Local Judicial Emergency of July 30-Aug. 29, 2021 (Ex. MET-ATL-052 states the guidelines 'remain in place during the term of this Order') (read as 2021-08-29)
- In force
- June 12, 2020 to Aug. 29, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- litigants, lawyers, jurors and the public entering the Fulton County courthouse complex
- court personnel
- Sheriff and Marshal
- Functions reached
- CT courts and clerks (law firms, lenders, landlords, title companies)
- CRT courthouse access limited; jury trials phased
- WF jurors and witnesses
- Collection
- Atlanta MET-ATL
Operative words
Personnel in public-facing roles will be required to wear face masks at all times while carrying out their public-facing [duties]... any member of the public who enters the facilities and does not have their own face mask can be provided with one... [persons with a body temperature over 100.4 degrees] will be denied entry into the facilities... there shall be established limitations on, and posted notices regarding, the [number of persons] admitted... The Chief Judges of State, Superior, and Magistrate... will take a phased approach to reintroducing jurors and jury trials. Prior to having jurors report, non-jury trials will take place.... no judge will be able to have more than four inmates in the [courtroom at a time]
Enforcement
Enforced by Sheriff's and Marshal's personnel at courthouse entrances; court orders
Notes
The Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020 to June 30, 2021, State instrument) suspended jury trials statewide; the Circuit's guidelines governed every in-person proceeding in the State's busiest trial court. Updated guidelines of July 29, 2020 (UpdatedGuidelinesForInPersonProc07292020.pdf) exist;
Retrieval noteText read; dated June 11, 2020 in the document.