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Ex. SEC-12-042 Order Primary source read

Omnibus Order of Mar. 27, 2020

Omnibus Order on court operations during the COVID-19 crisis

Supreme Court of New Jersey (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner) · New Jersey (Court)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
Court
Authority
N.J. Const. art. VI, § 2, ¶ 3
Issued
2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-03-27
End
Superseded by the Second through Sixth Omnibus Orders (Apr. 24, 2020 onward); jury trials resumed in stages from Sept. 2020 and June 2021 (read as 2020-04-24)
In force
Mar. 27, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all New Jersey courts
  • the bar
Functions reached
  • CT
Collection
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Operative words

it is ORDERED that, effective immediately, the following... a. No new civil or criminal jury trials will be conducted until further notice. b. Suspension of grand jury empanelment dates and sessions... All grand jury empanelment dates including for State Grand Jury are postponed

Enforcement

Supreme Court order

Notes

Also recites the Judiciary's 'ongoing transition to video and phone proceedings instead of in-person appearances'

Retrieval note

The Municipal Court suspension notice of Mar. 14, 2020 (n200314a) was also read: all Municipal Court sessions suspended Mar. 16-27, 2020.

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