How Atlanta’s Courts Are Managing During The Coronavirus Pandemic

It has been a month since Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher declared a judicial emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic.

That came less than 24 hours after Georgia’s Supreme Court urged all courts to stop “all but essential” functions.  The statewide judicial emergency has since been extended until May 13.

That means no criminal trials and no jury trials are taking place, and courts are figuring out, and often struggling with, how to use videoconferencing for essential cases.