Emergency Order #1: Order on Expanded Criteria for Excusing Jurors Based upon Public Health Emergency (Cause No. 20-2-05474-2)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pierce County Superior Court, Washington · Seattle · Washington

Level

Court

Authority

Washington Supreme Court Order 25700-B-602 (Mar. 4, 2020); the Presiding Judge's authority

Issued

2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020

Effective

2020-03-12

End

Superseded by the court's later emergency orders (Orders 2 through 7 and beyond) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 12, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• persons summoned for jury service in Pierce County Superior Court, Pierce County District Court and Tacoma Municipal Court

Functions reached

• CT courts (jury pools reduced; trials affected)

Collection

Seattle MET-SEA

Operative words

[OCR:] IV. Jury Service in the Pierce County Superior Court, Pierce County District Court and Tacoma Municipal court necessarily involves congregating in relatively close-proximity groups of 300 to 400 or more persons who come to court in response to a summons. Therefore, under the authority granted by Chief Justice Stephens' Order and the authority as the Pierce County Superior Court Presiding Judge; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: The Pierce County Superior Court shall enact policies to automatically excuse persons from jury service who are summoned and fit the public health criteria for high risk populations

Enforcement

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