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 website.
  
• Alabama Administrative Office of Courts Covid Orders 
• Colorado Administrative Courts 
• Colorado - Regarding COVID-19 and the Operation of the Office of Administrative Courts for Workers’ Compensation Hearings, dated March 17, 2020 
• Colorado – Administrative Courts Telephone hearings 
• Colorado Supreme Court 
• Colorado Supreme Court COVID-19 Order 
• Order from Georgia
  
• Orders from the Iowa Supreme Court 
• North Dakota amended order on evictions
• North Dakota Orders
  
• Ohio Supreme Court suspends notary requirement for some forms.
  
• Texas Judicial Branch Emergency Orders
• Select State information compiled by ThomsonReuters 

Federal Court Orders

• For the most current Federal information visit the Administrative Office of the Courts website. 
• The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure hand its five advisory committees have posted Public Input Received on Possible Emergency Procedures.
  
• Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland- Virtual Hearings Webpage. 
• The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced that all in-person arguments remain suspended, and that cases set for argument after the June 2020 session will be argued telephonically unless counsel is notified by separate a order that oral argument is unnecessary.  See full order.          
  
• Notice of Extension of Paper Filing Deadlines (June 8, 2020)
  Due to ongoing activity in the vicinity of the National Courts Building limiting the ability of mail and physical delivery of filings to the courthouse, the Clerk’s Office for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has been, and will be, inaccessible within the meaning of Fed. R. App. P. 26(a)(3), for the period of time beginning on June 5, 2020, through June 10, 2020.  All deadlines for paper filings during this period are extended to June 11, 2020.
  
  All electronic filing deadlines remain in effect.  Arguments scheduled for Monday, June 8, 2020, will proceed as scheduled.  The full order is available on the court’s website.
  
  The Clerk’s Office continues to perform all other essential functions through limited on-site staff and expanded teleworking implemented as part of the court’s response to the ongoing public health emergencies impacting the National Capital Region.  See Administrative Order 20-01 (Mar. 20, 2020). 
• Notice regarding oral arguments US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 
• News articles for COVID-19 and the Federal Courts.
• Information from the Eastern District of Texas.

• Updated information about the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• News and Announcements from the 4th Circuit.
• The Administrative Office of the Courts has developed COVID-19 Recovery Guidelines for the Federal Judiciary.
• Federal Information gathered by ThomsonReuters. 
• Conducting Jury Trials and Covening Trial Juries During the Pandemic

Administrative Orders

• Federal Agencies Response to Covid-19 
• SUMMARY: The Bureau of Prisons amends its regulations to provide inmates in federal custody with the opportunity for free video-teleconferencing and telephone usage during the national emergency with respect to Coronavirus Disease 2019. Full Text

Service of Process orders - Washington (reserving in person for firearms)

Coming soon

Open Court requirements

• News for reopening courts

Domestic and Sexual Violence Resources  

• Washington State remote protection orders 
• ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence

Virtual Hearings

• Products/Technology/Broadband
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• 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
• Best Practices
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• Language Access
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• Center for Court Innovation
  
  • Court access in a post-pandemic world. North Dakota 
    

Post Pandemic

• Continuation of Operation Plans (COOP)
  Coming Soon
• DV issues
  • Courtroom Tools for Addressing Human Trafficking    

    Courtroom Tools for Addressing Human Trafficking

• Re-opening Courthouses
  • 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
    
• Best Practices
  Coming Soon

Miscellaneous

• From AJI and Bolch Justice Institute
• General Resources – ABA Coronavirus Task Force Resource Page
  
• Government Actions Resources page 
• Wellness
  • Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs 
  • Texas
• 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
• Publications
  • COVID-19 issue of Appellate Issues  

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