{"id":"MET-PHX-003","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Maricopa County, Arizona (Superior Court)","state":"AZ","metro":"PHX","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge","authority":"Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2020-48, -60, -70, -75 and successors; Ariz. R. Crim. P. 8","instrument":"Administrative Order No. 2021-057","title":"In the Matter of Conducting Court Operations Safely During a Public Health Emergency","dateIssued":"2021-04-26","effective":"2021-05-01 (civil jury trials and specialty courts resume on a modified master calendar)","end":"2021-06-01 (replaced by AO 2021-073)","startDate":"2021-05-01","endDate":"2021-06-01","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","MASK","GATH"],"addressees":["all litigants, jurors, lawyers and the public using Superior Court facilities"],"clause":"IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that effective May 1, 2021 civil jury trials will continue to utilize a modified master calendar system. To safely space jurors and trial participants, the Civil Department will presumptively: Conduct jury selection in the jury assembly area in the South Court Tower...; Hold no more than two simultaneous jury trials per floor in the East Court Building; Hold no more than one simultaneous jury trial in the Old Courthouse, Southeast Courthouse or Northeast Courthouse.... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all prior health and safety protocols including but not limited to restrictions on public entry to the courthouses as set out in prior Administrative Orders of this Court and the Arizona Supreme Court remain in full force and effect. Except for jury trials and other specifically enumerated in-person hearings, the work of the Court will continue to be conducted presumptively through audio and visual platforms.","enforcement":"Court order; denial of entry to court facilities","functions":["CT/CRT courts and clerks (civil trials suspended Dec. 3, 2020-Apr. 30, 2021)","CL closings and collections dependent on court process","OP office work converted to remote hearings"],"notes":"Recites: Chief Justice suspended new petit juries Mar. 18, 2020; jury trials recommenced Aug. 3, 2020; AO 2020-170 (Dec. 3, 2020) suspended civil jury empanelment through Feb. 28, 2021; extended Feb. 3, 2021 (AO 2021-013) through Mar. 31, 2021; 39.9% of Arizonans with one vaccine dose.","sourceUrl":"https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/SuperiorCourt/AdministrativeOrders/AdminOrders/AO%202021-057.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":88209,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHX","url":"/library/MET-PHX-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHX-003","citation":"Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2021-057 (Apr. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHX-003)","stateName":"Arizona","related":["MET-PHX-004","MET-PHX-014","MET-PHX-025","MET-PHX-015"]}