{"id":67859,"date":"2021-02-16T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/mask-policy-largely-suspended-jury-trials-remain-in-place-for-states-courts\/"},"modified":"2021-02-16T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T07:30:00","slug":"mask-policy-largely-suspended-jury-trials-remain-in-place-for-states-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/mask-policy-largely-suspended-jury-trials-remain-in-place-for-states-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Mask policy, largely suspended jury trials remain in place for state’s courts"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent order from Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice<\/a> Joel Bolger to the Alaska court system allows for the possibility of the resumption of general in-person criminal jury trials as early as mid-March.<\/p>\n

“We have such high traffic in place that we want to make sure it’s safe for our customers,” said area court administrator James Kwon in a phone interview.<\/p>\n

The end of Alaska’s disaster declaration will have no effect on the operation of the courts, according to a social media post from the court system.<\/p>\n

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1\/2: The state's public health disaster declaration ended on 2\/14\/21, but this does not affect court operations. Masks are still required in court, hearings are going forward by phone\/video, and most criminal jury trials remain suspended until at least 3\/15\/21.<\/p>\n

— Alaska Court System (@AlaskaCourt) February 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n