{"id":"TN-046","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Tennessee Supreme Court","authority":"Tenn. Const. art. VI, § 1; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-3-501 to -504; Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 49","instrument":"In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury Trials","title":"Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury Trials","dateIssued":"2020-11-17","effective":"Nov. 17, 2020 (jury suspension from Nov. 23, 2020)","end":"Jury suspension through Jan. 31, 2021, extended to Feb. 26 (Dec. 22 order) and Mar. 31, 2021 (Jan. 15 order)","startDate":"2020-11-17","endDate":"2021-01-31","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["CRT","QUAR","GATH"],"addressees":["all courts; all participants in proceedings"],"clause":"1) The suspension of all jury trials from November 23, 2020, through January 31, 2021, subject only to exceptions which may be granted by the Chief Justice on a case-by-case basis.... 6) No participant in a proceeding, including judges, lawyers, parties, witnesses, clerks and court officers, shall appear in court or in a court-related proceeding, including a deposition, who has tested positive for COVID-19... Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the Court\u0027s May 26, 2020 and July 9, 2020 orders shall continue to govern","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court","functions":["CT jury trials suspended statewide Nov. 23, 2020-Mar. 31, 2021","QUAR positives barred from court and depositions","CL/OF litigation calendars"],"notes":"Recites the May 26, 2020 (district plans) and July 9, 2020 (mandatory facial coverings in courthouses) orders, which remained in force","sourceUrl":"https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sct_covid-19_order_extending_state_of_emergency.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201118013302/http://tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sct_covid-19_order_extending_state_of_emergency.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":290861,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-046","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-046","citation":"Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Suspending Jury Trials (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. TN-046)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-084","TN-047","TN-048"]}