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Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)

Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse

Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb County · Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Cobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit) · Atlanta · Georgia
Level
Court
Authority
Statewide Judicial Emergency Orders; Order of June 16, 2020
Issued
2020-07-10 July 10, 2020
Effective
2020-07-10 (posted by the County July 14, 2020 after COVID-19 cases among courthouse personnel) (read as 2020-07-10)
End
During the judicial emergency (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
July 10, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all staff, attorneys and the public entering the Superior, Juvenile, State, Probate and Magistrate Courts of Cobb County
Functions reached
  • CT courts
  • CRT
Collection
Atlanta MET-ATL

Operative words

We also continue to require all staff, attorneys, and public to undergo a thermal temperature scan and wear a face mask to enter the Superior Court, Juvenile Court, State Court, Probate Court, and Magistrate Court

Enforcement

Courthouse entry control

Notes

Courtrooms marked for capacity; paperwork passing limited; matters handled remotely where possible.

Retrieval note

Page 1 read as image; County release of July 14, 2020 ('Cobb's Chief Judge Issues Orders After COVID Cases') read.