{"id":"MET-HOU-050","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas (district courts)","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Harris County Board of District Judges","authority":"Supreme Court of Texas Emergency Orders (by name); local administrative authority","instrument":"Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures","title":"Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-07-24","effective":"2020","end":"superseded by the courts\u0027 operating plans","startDate":"2020-07-24","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["district courts, litigants, jurors"],"clause":"In an effort to balance constitutionally protected due process rights during an emergency with public health and safety concerns... the Harris County Board of District Judges have established the [following procedures]... Harris County District Courts will prioritize jury trials... based on constitutional and statutory requirements, as well as the need for essential trials.","enforcement":"court rules","functions":["CT courts","CS client matters"],"notes":"Exhibit date is the archive posting date; the document carries no date","sourceUrl":"https://www.justex.net/JustexDocuments/0/News%20Items/News%202020/HC%20District%20Courts%20Emergency%20Scheduling%20Procedures%202020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":84015,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-050","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-050","citation":"Harris County Board of District Judges, Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-050)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}