"Unless the Legislature starts feeling the urgency of the upcoming July 1 sunset there might be a gap in the remote authorization," said state Sen. Tom Umberg. With a statutory deadline fast ...

In a recent (online it is assumed) Commercial Court user group meeting it was apparently announced by Mrs Justice Cockerill that the Commercial Court is considering whether to adopt remote or hybrid ...

For a long time, Judge Michael Christofeno just didn’t see a place for online hearings in his courtroom. “I needed to see people in person in my courtroom or I wasn’t going to be able to have the ...

As the pandemic swept in during spring 2020, many courts temporarily suspended jury trials and postponed nonemergency hearings, limited access to courthouse facilities and sent home nonessential ...

Alan M. Wilner, chairman of the Maryland Judiciary’s rules committee, urged the adoption by the Court of Appeals of the new remote video participation rules for civil litigation. (File photo) Maryland ...

As part of comprehensive efforts to reduce foot traffic in court facilities, the Napa Superior Court recently completed the installation of video technology to support remote appearances in courtrooms ...

Natalie Gross is a freelance journalist and podcast producer based in the Washington, D.C., area. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and ...

In this June 15, 2020, photo provided by the Supreme Court of Missouri, Supreme Court Clerk Betsy AuBuchon answers a procedural question for attorneys shown on a video screen before the beginning of ...

One of the few positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic is the state court system has been forced into the future, and Macomb County courts will be part of it. State Court Administrator Thomas Boyd ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced a significant modernization initiative for the Illinois Court of ...