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Ex. MET-ATL-033Order Declaring Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Judicial Emergency, No. 20-1-0005 (Cobb Super. Ct.)Order Declaring Judicial Emergency (Cobb Judicial Circuit)Chief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-134Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (as amended)Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencySupreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)GeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-062Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-034Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020), as amendedStatewide Judicial EmergencyChief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtMar. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-059Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020)Clayton County Judicial Circuit order halts jury trials and civil or non-essential mattersChief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton CountyClayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit)CourtMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-135Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (first extension)First extension of the Statewide Judicial Emergency (to May 13, 2020)Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)GeorgiaCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-035Second Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencySecond Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency (filed May 11, 2020)Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgia (statewide; posted by Cobb County for the Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtMay 11, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person ProceedingsChief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)CourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial EmergencyChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-316Fourth Amendment to General Order 20-01In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (General Order 20-01, Fourth Amendment)Chief Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan, Rome)CourtJuly 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the CourthouseChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-028Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential Matters (July 10, 2020)Alternatives When Handling Non-Essential MattersChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-063Fourth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencyReimposition of litigant deadlines effective July 14, 2020, excepting jury and grand jury deadlinesChief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-029Letter of the Chief Magistrate regarding dispossessory (eviction) cases and small claims, July 14, 2020Chief Magistrate's letter: no eviction hearings or writs of possession since March 14, 2020; landlord/tenant and small-claims calendars…Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy, Magistrate Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Magistrate Court)CourtJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-064Order of December 22, 2020 (Ninth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency, as amended) suspending jury trialsStatewide suspension of jury trials during the winter surgeChief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-037Order Regarding Restriction of In Person Proceedings (State Court of Cobb County)Order Regarding Restriction of In Person ProceedingsState Court of Cobb County (Clerk Robin C. Bishop, filed)Cobb County, Georgia (State Court)CourtDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-137Eleventh Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencyEleventh extension of the Statewide Judicial Emergency (recites the ten prior extensions; jury trials resume under local plans)Supreme Court of Georgia (Chief Justice Harold D. Melton)GeorgiaCourtFeb. 7, 20212021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-065Fifteenth Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial EmergencyFinal extension; expiry of the statewide judicial emergency at 11:59 P.M. June 30, 2021; jury and grand jury deadlines remain tolledChief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of GeorgiaGeorgiaCourtJune 7, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-051Local Judicial Emergency Order (In Re: Local Judicial Emergency Order), filed in the Supreme Court of Georgia July 1, 2021Declaration of local judicial emergency upon expiration of the Statewide Judicial EmergencyChief Judge, Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial CircuitGeorgia (Augusta Judicial Circuit; Richmond County)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-053Order Granting Relief from Statutory Speedy Trial Requirements Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 38-3-62(b)Speedy-trial tolling order following the statewide judicial emergency (Dougherty County)Superior Court of Dougherty CountyGeorgia (Dougherty Judicial Circuit; Dougherty County / Albany)CourtJuly 16, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-052Order Granting Relief from Statutory Speedy Trial Requirements Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 38-3-62(b)Speedy-trial tolling order following the statewide judicial emergency (Muscogee County)Superior Court of Muscogee County (all active Superior Court Judges of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit)Georgia (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; Muscogee County / Columbus)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-052Local Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit (July 2021), as amended Aug. 2, 2021 (AMENDED_ORDER_DECLARING_JUDICIAL_EMERGENCY_080221.pdf)Local Order Issued Declaring a Judicial Emergency in the Atlanta Judicial CircuitChief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court of Fulton CountyFulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-054Order Granting Relief from Statutory Speedy Trial Requirements Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 38-3-62(b)Speedy-trial tolling order following the statewide judicial emergency (Crisp County)Superior Court of Crisp CountyGeorgia (Cordele Judicial Circuit; Crisp County)CourtJuly 8, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. FED-287General Order No. 44 (entrance protocols; COVID-19)General Order 44: Entrance Protocols (Elbert P. Tuttle Courthouse)United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Atlanta)Court2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source

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