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Ex. MET-PHL-054 Order Primary source read

Trial Division - Criminal Administrative Docket No. 01 of 2021

In re: Jury Trials - Criminal Cases

Hon. Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Administrative Judge, Trial Division, and Hon. Leon W. Tucker, Supervising Judge, Criminal Section · First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Criminal) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Criminal) · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Level
Court
Authority
Pa.R.J.A. 1952; the continuing health emergency
Issued
2021-01-15 Jan. 15, 2021
Effective
2021-01-15
End
2021-03-01
In force
Jan. 15, 2021 to Mar. 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q1
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • criminal litigants, counsel, jurors
Functions reached
  • CT
  • OF law firms
Collection
Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

in light of the continuing health emergency and in order to safeguard the health and safety of court personnel, court users, prospective jurors and members of the public, it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED that Jury Trials in the Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division-Criminal Section will be deferred until March 1, 2021, unless otherwise provided by this Court.

Enforcement

Court order