Minnesota courts to expand amount of in-person proceedings By FOX 9 Staff article ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - As statewide COVID-19 restrictions lift, courts throughout Minnesota will soon expand the amount of in-person proceedings. A new order takes effect June 14 and lasts through Sept. 6. Under the order, the following proceedings will take place in-person: Criminal jury trials Civil jury trials Major Criminal, Juvenile Protection (including Child in Need of Protection or Services and Permanency cases types), and Juvenile Delinquency trials and contested hearings Criminal settlement conferences Starting Aug. 2, mandatory misdemeanor criminal trials and contested hearings will held in-person. All other district court proceedings will be held remotely unless the chief judge of the judicial district approves in-person proceedings for extenuating circumstances. Proceedings for the appellate courts will continue as scheduled.