{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-022","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Delaware Judiciary (Administrative Office of the Courts) (statewide)","state":"DE","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Delaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice Seitz","authority":"10 Del. C. § 2004 (recited)","instrument":"Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial Emergency","title":"Release explaining the March 13, 2020 judicial emergency declaration and the standing orders of every Delaware court","dateIssued":"2020-03-14","effective":"n/a (release)","end":"n/a","startDate":"2020-03-14","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["EMER","CRT"],"addressees":["the public and the bar"],"clause":"Effective 8 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2020, Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. exercised his authority under State law to declare a judicial emergency.... The declaration gives all trial courts in Delaware the flexibility to continue trials and hearings in civil and criminal cases for 30 days.... All Delaware Courts have adopted standing orders implementing preventative measures related to Covid-19","enforcement":"n/a (release)","functions":["CT courts and agencies"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=120338","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":113191,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-022","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-022","citation":"Delaware Judiciary (State Court Administrator Gayle Lafferty), for Chief Justice Seitz, Release: Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Declares Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-022)","stateName":"Delaware","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-021"]}