{"id":"TN-047","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 Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings","title":"Order Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings","dateIssued":"2020-12-22","effective":"In-person suspension from close of business Dec. 28, 2020","end":"In-person suspension through Jan. 29, 2021 by its terms, extended by the Jan. 15, 2021 order; jury trials through Feb. 26, 2021, extended to Mar. 31, 2021","startDate":"2020-12-28","endDate":"2021-01-29","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all state and local courts; clerks"],"clause":"1) The suspension of all jury trials is extended through the close of business on Friday, February 26, 2021... 2) All in-person proceedings in all state and local courts in Tennessee, including but not limited to municipal, juvenile, general sessions, trial, and appellate courts, shall be suspended from the close of business on Monday, December 28, 2020, through the close of business on Friday, January 29, 2021, subject to the exceptions... Any permitted in-court proceedings shall be limited to attorneys, parties, witnesses, security officers, court clerks, and other necessary persons... 8) Judges\u0027 offices and court clerks\u0027 offices may limit in-person contact with the public during the period of suspension, but must remain functional","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court","functions":["CT in-person proceedings suspended statewide Dec. 28, 2020-Mar. 15, 2021; jury trials to Mar. 31, 2021","CL/OF clerks\u0027 offices limited","GATH courthouse attendance limited to necessary persons"],"notes":"The judicial branch\u0027s winter re-tightening, two days after EO 70","sourceUrl":"http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sct_covid-19_order_12-22-2020.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201224162604/http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sct_covid-19_order_12-22-2020.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":335046,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-047","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-047","citation":"Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. TN-047)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-010","TN-027","TN-048","TN-046","TN-049"]}