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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT: Chief Justice issues emergency order extending suspension of jury trials through July 17 & amending other pandemic jury procedures

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Florida Supreme Court issued the following announcement on June 8.

Florida’s Chief Justice Charles Canady on June 8, 2020, issued a memorandum providing new guidelines for the state courts on a resumption of in-person court proceedings during the pandemic. He also amended two earlier orders about jury proceedings.

The first new amended order extends the current suspension of the statewide grand jury investigating school violence through July 26, 2020. It extends the current suspension of other jury proceedings including other grand juries, jury selection, and criminal and civil jury trials through July 17, 2020.

The second new amended order governs an ongoing remote civil jury trial pilot program. It requires trial-court circuits participating in the pilot program to report findings and recommendations by October 2, 2020.

Original source can be found here.

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