Supreme Court Order of November 16, 2020 (suspension of new in-person jury trials and in-person grand jury sessions)

The record

Jurisdiction

New Jersey

Level

Court

Authority

N.J. Const. art. VI, sec. 2, para. 3

Issued

2020-11-16 Nov. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-11-16 "until further order" (read as 2020-11-16)

In force

Nov. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all courts, attorneys, litigants and jurors

Functions reached

• CT courts (no new in-person jury trials from Nov. 16, 2020; primarily remote operations into 2021)
• CS litigation and trial practices
• CL court-dependent real estate and lending matters

Collection

New Jersey NJ

Operative words

"The Supreme Court has immediately suspended new in-person jury trials and in-person grand jury sessions because of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court's November 16, 2020 Order (attached) is effective immediately and until further order."... "Consistent with the Court's October 8, 2020 Ninth Omnibus Order, virtual grand juries have been established in all counties."... "The New Jersey Courts will continue to operate in a primarily remote format with limited numbers of judges and court employees on-site and very few court events handled in person." Order recital: "the Supreme Court has authorized various adjustments to court operations as set forth in a series of Omnibus Orders, starting with its March 27, 2020 First Omnibus Order and continuing through its October 8, 2020 Ninth Omnibus Order."

Enforcement

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