Rock County Court finished 31% fewer criminal cases in 2020
JANESVILLE State data shows that Rock County Court officials wrapped up 31% fewer criminal cases in 2020 than in 2019, quantifying one way that COVID-19 brought the court system to what one judge called âalmost a screeching halt.â Rock County, like the state and country, had to radically alter daily life as the coronavirus spread. Since last March, Rock County Court has held mostâif not all, at some pointsâof its hearings virtually over Zoom. The pivot to virtual hearings is one of a few explanations local judges gave for getting through fewer cases. âWe had to basica...