As COVID-19 continue to rise in Georgia, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton is urging the state’s courts to reevaluate resuming jury trials and other in-person court proceedings.
In a statement Wednesday, Melton said judges may need to reverse course on the in-person hearings if the spread of the virus prevents them from doing so safely. Melton made the statement after signing his ninth order extending the statewide judicial emergency he first announced March 14, 2020 due to the pandemic. The new order extends the judicial emergency another 30 days to Jan. 8.