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Ex. VT-049Administrative Order No. 49Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Changes to Court ProceduresVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by the State Court Administrator)VermontCourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-054Judicial Conference finding of March 29, 2020 under CARES Act § 15002 (announced March 31, 2020)Judiciary Authorizes Video/Audio Access During COVID-19 PandemicJudicial Conference of the United States (Administrative Office release)United States (federal judiciary)CourtMar. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-029Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 PandemicJudges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General DivisionCity of Cleveland, OhioCourtApr. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-050Eighth Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated April 21, 2020)Masks required in Judiciary buildings; remote hearings expanded; parent-child contact emergenciesVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtApr. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-072Administrative Order 2020-02, 'Conducting Oral Arguments' (May 18, 2020)Administrative Order 2020-02: Conducting Oral ArgumentsChief Judge Sharon ProstUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (all cases)CourtMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-005Administrative Order No. 2020-02Remote Court Proceedings During COVID-19 PandemicChief Judge Maurice B. Foley, United States Tax CourtUnited States Tax CourtCourtMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-025Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-025 with attached New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency Protocols (Emergency Court Protocols Nos. 1-3)In the Matter of the Safe and Effective Administration of the New Mexico Judiciary During the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencySupreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of OperationsWinter 2020 re-tightening: all matters by videoconference except in extraordinary or compelling circumstances; judges and employees to work…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-065Ninth Amended Administrative Order Regarding Court Operations Under COVID-19, 2020-01 A917th JD Ninth Amended CJO, Limited Court Operations, Effective November 23, 2020 Until Further Notice and OrderChief Judge, Seventeenth Judicial DistrictSeventeenth Judicial District (Adams and Broomfield Counties), ColoradoCourtNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021)Spring 2021 amendment: videoconference remains the default for all matters; judges to work remotely; masks for all persons; residential…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCourtApr. 27, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-069Misc. Docket No. 21-9060, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterThirty-Eighth Emergency Order (in force June 1-Aug. 1, 2021: remote participation; local health protocols; jury proceedings under approved…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtMay 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DET-012Local Administrative Order 2021-15Plan to Return to Full Capacity - Phase Three Forward; rescinds and replaces LAO 2021-08Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, Chief Judge Timothy M. Kenny (approved by SCAO)Wayne County, Michigan (Third Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 7, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-050Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (June 3, 2021)Administrative Order for Court Operations During PandemicUtah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial CouncilUtahCourtJune 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FL-069Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial CourtsChief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJune 4, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-075Administrative Order 2021-10, 'Modifying Court Operations' (June 22, 2021)Administrative Order 2021-10: Modifying Court OperationsChief Judge Kimberly A. MooreUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitCourtJune 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NM-059Supreme Court Order No. 21-8500-015 (amending PHE Protocols Nos. 1 and 2)In the Matter of the Amendment of the New Mexico Judiciary Public Health Emergency ProtocolsSupreme Court of New MexicoNew MexicoCourtJune 29, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FL-070Administrative Order No. AOSC21-17, Amendment 1In re: COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Emergency Operational Measures for Florida Appellate and Trial Courts (Amendment 1)Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of FloridaFlorida (all State courts)CourtJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-070Misc. Docket No. 21-9079, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterFortieth Emergency Order (Aug. 1-Oct. 1, 2021: remote jury proceedings; juror technology access; local plans expire Sept. 1 unless…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-039General Administrative Order No. 2021-05: Domestic Violence Division Cases, Remote Proceedings, Continuance of Pending CasesDomestic Violence Division cases set July 26-Aug. 11, 2021 for in-person appearance continued to remote appearances; emergency orders of…Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook CountyCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Domestic Violence Division)CourtAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. UT-052Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021Order Suspending In-Person Oral Arguments and Meetings Through September 30, 2021Utah Supreme Court (Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant) and Utah Court of Appeals (Presiding Judge Michele Christiansen Forster)UtahCourtAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-040Order of Court of August 31, 2021: Resumption of Normal Court Operations (AD-21-128): Advanced Communication Technology and Rule 600 suspension through October 1, 2021In re: Resumption of Normal Court Operations, No. AD-21-128-PJKim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 31, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-061Amendment to Administrative Order No. 49 (promulgated September 1, 2021)Judicial emergency extended to November 1, 2021; limited-entry courthouses with remote-only hearingsVermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar)VermontCourtSept. 1, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. UT-053Administrative Order for Court Operations During Pandemic (September 17, 2021)Administrative Order for Court Operations During PandemicUtah Supreme Court and Utah Judicial CouncilUtahCourtSept. 17, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-071Misc. Docket No. 21-9119, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterForty-Third Emergency Order (Oct. 1-Dec. 1, 2021)Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtSept. 21, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read