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Misc. Docket No. 21-9026, Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster

Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order (remote participation on request; in-person proceedings under local minimum standard health protocols; jury proceedings under approved plans)

Supreme Court of Texas · Texas (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Texas
Level
Court
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code § 22.0035(b)
Issued
2021-03-05 Mar. 5, 2021
Effective
2021-03-05
End
June 1, 2021 (superseded by the Thirty-Eighth) (read as 2021-06-01)
In force
Mar. 5, 2021 to June 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all Texas courts
  • participants in any proceeding
Functions reached
  • CT
  • OF
  • PJ
Collection
Travel, gatherings, courts and public offices ECO-C

Operative words

[Subject to constitutional limitations, upon request by a party, an attorney,] a witness, or a court reporter--a court must permit the participant to participate remotely in any proceeding, subject to constitutional limitations.... A court may conduct an in-person jury proceeding if: a.... the court has obtained prior approval, including a prior approved schedule, for the jury proceeding from the local administrative district judge

Enforcement

Order of the Supreme Court of Texas

Notes

Remote jury proceedings only with consent in jail-eligible cases.

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