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- Jurisdiction
- Clayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit) · Atlanta · Georgia
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- O.C.G.A. §§ 38-3-61, 38-3-62
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-16
- End
- 2020-04-13 (initial period); thereafter the Statewide Judicial Emergency governed (to June 30, 2021) (read as 2020-04-13)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to Apr. 13, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all courts and clerk's offices in Clayton County
- jurors and grand jurors
- parties in civil and non-essential matters
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Atlanta MET-ATL
Operative words
Carter 'specifically (made) this declaration of judicial emergency affecting all courts and clerk's offices in Clayton County as it relates to jury service, including grand jury service, and any non-essential matters, unless they can be conducted via video or teleconference.'... 'no jurors or grand jurors shall report and no jury trials shall be held,' nor will any 'civil or non-essential matters... be heard by the courts during this period, unless they can be conducted via video or teleconferencing.' (Clayton News Daily quoting the order)
Enforcement
Notes
Initial period March 16 through April 13, 2020 keyed to the Governor's, Chief Justice's and Chairman Turner's declarations.
Retrieval notePress report quoting the order's text.