Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved Hampshire County Courthouse, Thursday, January 28, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown Thursday in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. WIth jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS By GRETA JOCHEM NORTHAMPTON — About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.