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- Jurisdiction
- Harris County, Texas (district courts) · Houston · Texas
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Supreme Court of Texas Emergency Orders (by name); local administrative authority
- Issued
- 2020-07-24 July 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020 (read as 2020-07-24)
- End
- superseded by the courts' operating plans (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- July 24, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- district courts, litigants, jurors
- Functions reached
- CT courts
- CS client matters
- Collection
- Houston MET-HOU
Operative words
In an effort to balance constitutionally protected due process rights during an emergency with public health and safety concerns... the Harris County Board of District Judges have established the [following procedures]... Harris County District Courts will prioritize jury trials... based on constitutional and statutory requirements, as well as the need for essential trials.
Enforcement
Notes
Exhibit date is the archive posting date; the document carries no date