6 tips from infectious disease experts for in-person court proceedings The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has put in place several safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic began to rage across America last spring, U.S. District of Maryland Chief Judge James K. Bredar puzzled over how to mount in-person hearings. The judge quickly realized he needed the help of a public health expert. He turned to epidemiologist Dr. Jonathan M. Zenilman, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He invited Zenilman to his Baltimore co...