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‘We’re running out of jurors’: Civil trials delayed in King County Superior Court due to coronavirus
March 12, 2020 at 12:43 pm Updated March 12, 2020 at 12:50 pm
Sara Jean Green By Sara Jean Green
Seattle Times staff reporter
With fewer people reporting for jury duty during the novel coronavirus outbreak, King County Superior Court judges are contacting attorneys involved in pending civil trials to let them know it could be 60 to 90 days before jurors are available to hear those cases, said Presiding Judge Jim Rogers.
Jurors in high-risk groups for contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus — including pregnant women, people with underlying medical conditions and people age 60 or older — have been told they aren’t required to report for jury duty. Earlier this week, Rogers said of the 200 prospective jurors who usually report each day, about 95 have been showing up who don’t meet the court’s criteria to be released from duty...
‘We’re running out of jurors’: Civil trials delayed in King County Superior Court due to coronavirus
March 12, 2020 at 12:43 pm Updated March 12, 2020 at 12:50 pm
Sara Jean Green By Sara Jean Green
Seattle Times staff reporter
With fewer people reporting for jury duty during the novel coronavirus outbreak, King County Superior Court judges are contacting attorneys involved in pending civil trials to let them know it could be 60 to 90 days before jurors are available to hear those cases, said Presiding Judge Jim Rogers.
Jurors in high-risk groups for contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus — including pregnant women, people with underlying medical conditions and people age 60 or older — have been told they aren’t required to report for jury duty. Earlier this week, Rogers said of the 200 prospective jurors who usually report each day, about 95 have been showing up who don’t meet the court’s criteria to be released from duty...
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