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Ex. MET-PIT-025 Order Primary source read

Order of Court of September 15, 2020: Resumption of Jury Trials

In re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Resumption of Jury Trials)

Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge · Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County) · Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania
Level
Court
Authority
Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952(B)(2); No. 23 WM 2020
Issued
2020-09-15 Sept. 15, 2020
Effective
2020-10-19 (jury selection resumes) (read as 2020-10-19)
End
2020-12-31 by its terms; jury trials again suspended Nov. 24-Dec. 4, 2020 and Dec. 7, 2020-Jan. 8, 2021 (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
Oct. 19, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • jurors
  • litigants
  • Criminal and Civil Divisions
Functions reached
  • CT
  • MC convention center used for jury selection
  • OF
Collection
Pittsburgh MET-PIT

Operative words

having suspended jury trials until further Order of Court... Jury selection for trials in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions of the Court of Common Pleas of the Fifth Judicial District shall resume on October 19, 2020. The Administrative Judge of each Division shall determine which cases shall proceed to trial by jury during the pendency of this Order. Jury selection for all matters shall take place in the David L. Lawrence [Convention Center]

Enforcement

Court order.

Notes

Jury trials were suspended from March 16 to October 19, 2020, seven months.

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