On March 14, the Georgia Supreme Court declared a statewide “judicial emergency.”
The order, from Chief Justice Harold Melton, called on courts across Georgia to “suspend all but essential court functions” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Other local jurisdictions put similar measures in place — Fulton County’s court has stopped hearing all “non-essential cases,” including evictions.
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