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Administrative Order AO/68/20

Postponement of all non-essential court functions; suspension of jury selection; no new jury trials

Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks (at the direction of the Chief Judge) · New York (Court)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
Court
Authority
N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 28; Judiciary Law § 212
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-16)
End
'until further notice'; modified by AO/78/20 (Mar. 22), AO/85/20 and the phased return orders (May-June 2020) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Gathering capCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts of the Unified Court System
  • litigants, jurors, attorneys and the public
Functions reached
  • CT
  • OF
  • PJ
  • CL closings, foreclosures and title matters dependent on court action
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

Effective 5 p.m. on Monday, March 16, all non-essential functions of the courts will be postponed until further notice.... Effective March 16, civil jury trials in which opening statements have not commenced shall be postponed until further notice.... no new criminal jury trials shall be commenced. The jury selection process in civil and criminal trial matters shall be suspended until further notice.

Enforcement

Administrative order of the Chief Administrative Judge

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