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Citing a high rate of COVID-19 cases, Los Angeles County's presiding judge issued the third emergency order this month authorizing temporary delays in criminal jury trials and preliminary hearings.
Stratton Horres, Karen Bashor and Taylor Buono of Wilson Elser discuss the COVID-19 pandemic's continuing impact on jury trials and alternatives that can help ease case backlogs.
Citing a ``high proportion'' of jail inmates who are quarantined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County's presiding judge issued the second emergency order this month authorizing criminal jury trials and preliminary hearings to be temporarily postponed.
Citing a ``high proportion'' of jail inmates who are quarantined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County's presiding judge issued the second emergency order this month authorizing criminal jury trials and preliminary hearings to be temporarily postponed.
Beginning Wednesday, Los Angeles County will pause criminal trials for two weeks due to a surge of the Delta and Omicron as courts continue to struggle to clear a backlog of cases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and earlier closures.