Judicial Division COVID-19 Resources

Sample Orders from around the country

State Specific Orders

• For the most current State information visit the National Center for State Courts' Cornavirus and the Courts webpage.
  
• Alabama Administrative Office of Courts Covid Orders 
• Iowa 
  • Orders from the Iowa Supreme Court  
  • A public service announcement (PSA) released today informs Iowans called for jury service about the safety measures the Iowa Judicial Branch and counties are providing to ensure the health and safety of Iowans serving on juries.
• Michigan 
  • Michigan state orders
• North Dakota amended order on evictions
  • North Dakota Orders
• Ohio
  • Ohio Supreme Court suspends notary requirement for some forms. 
  • Ohio State Bar Association COVID-19 Resources
• South Carolina
  • South Carolina Court Operations
• Wyoming
  • New orders from Wyoming Supreme Court
• Select State information compiled by ThomsonReuters 
  
• Federal Bar Association COVID resources

Federal Court Orders

• For the most current Federal information visit the Administrative Office of the Courts and their Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic webpage. 
• News articles for COVID-19 and the Federal Courts.

• The Administrative Office of the Courts has developed COVID-19 Recovery Guidelines for the Federal Judiciary.
• Federal Information gathered by ThomsonReuters. 
• Federal Judges Reinventing the Jury Trial During Pandemic 
  A group of federal judges around the country are reinventing the jury trial so that it is not only a fair forum for the administration of justice, but also a safe experience for everyone in the courtroom, including defendants and jurors. 

Administrative Orders

• Federal Agencies Response to Covid-19

Open Court requirements

• News for reopening courts

Accesibility 

• Virtual Courts: Ensuring Full Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
  
• How to Make Your Virtual Meetings and Events Accessible to the Disability Community

Remote Hearings

• ABA Judicial Division COVID-19 Virtual Courts Technology Working Subgroup
  • Conducting Remote Trials Memo
  • Conducting Remote Trials
• How to videos
  • Judicial Division webinar 5/18/20 – From Jury Summons to Jury Trials: Preparing for the Return of Juries to Courthouses during COVID-19  
    Transcript

Post Pandemic

Re-opening Courthouses

• Arizona Post-Pandemic Court Operation Recommendations
• From Jury Summons to Jury Trials: Preparing for the Return of Juries to Courthouses during COVID-19
• A Brainstorming Session: Using Special Masters to Help Courts Deal with the Challenges of the Pandemic
• NCSC Survey on willingness to serve on Juries

Miscellaneous

• NCSC Resources to help your court during and after the pandemic
  
  The Pandemic Rapid Response Team (RRT), a group of chief justices and state court administrators established in March, has been working for months to give state courts information to help them operate more efficiently during – and after -- the coronavirus pandemic.
• Summary of Remote Hearing Guidance: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous courts have transitioned to remote hearings to adhere to social distancing requirements. This document provides a summary and hyperlinks to articles, guidance, studies and decisions that discuss approaches to remote hearings. Topics include access to justice, accessibility, and due process considerations, among others. Readers should be aware that this document is not exhaustive. 

• From AJI and Bolch Justice Institute (Podcast)
• General Resources – ABA Coronavirus Task Force Resource Page
  
• Government Actions Resources page 
• Wellness
  • Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs 
• Pro Bono Resources – Disaster Relief Pro Bono Portal
• Surveys
  • National Conference of Administrative Law Judiciary Survey 
• Videos
  • Appellate Advocacy in the Age of COVID-19
  • Staying Healthy on the Bench: A Mental Health and Wellness Program for Judges 
  • COVID-19 and Safe Access to the Courts: Strategies and Future
  • Return to Jury Trials During the Pandemic
  • ZOOM 101:  Zooming with Zoom
    
  • Coping with Covid-19: A Judicial Wellness Check-up
    
• Publications
  • COVID-19 issue of Appellate Issues  
• ABA Judicial Division Special Masters Committee Checklist for Making Use of Masters to Help Deal with the New Normal

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