{"id":"WA-092","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Washington","authority":"The Court\u0027s authority to administer justice","instrument":"Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-631","title":"Order re: Modification of Jury Trial Proceedings","dateIssued":"2020-06-18","effective":"Jury trials may commence from July 6, 2020","end":"Controls the conduct of jury trials during the emergency; supplemented by 25700-B-646 and -658","startDate":"2020-07-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["all Washington trial courts"],"clause":"1. Jury trials are necessary to the open administration of justice in Washington. Courts may commence new jury trials starting July 6, 2020 in courthouse facilities [only under the most protective applicable public health guidance in their jurisdiction, with the distancing, screening and facility modifications set out in the order]... 4. The use of remote technology in jury selection, including use of video for voir dire [is authorized]... DATED at Olympia, Washington this 18th day of June, 2020.","enforcement":"Supervisory authority","functions":["CT","CL","BD"],"notes":"Recites \u0027the suspension of jury trials until at least July 6, 2020\u0027; conditions on courthouse capacity and distancing constrained the civil trial calendar throughout 2020-21.","sourceUrl":"http://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicUpload/Supreme%20Court%20Orders/Jury%20Resumption%20Order%20061820.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":712741,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WA","url":"/library/WA-092","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WA-092","citation":"Supreme Court of Washington, Supreme Court Order No. 25700-B-631 (June 18, 2020) (Ex. WA-092)","stateName":"Washington","related":["SEC-12-GM-122","WA-091"]}