Federal and state judiciaries in New York, California, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., are among the many across the nation that have been disrupted.

More courthouses across the nation are restricting access to visitors as the number of people infected with the COVID-19 respiratory illness continues to spread.

Federal and state judiciaries in New York, California, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., are among the many across the nation limiting access and altering the manner in which in-person hearings are conducted in order to mitigate the spread of the illness, also known as coronavirus.

There were 1,215 confirmed cases in 42 states and the District of Columbia as of Thursday evening, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported that 36 people have died from the virus.

The outbreak has continued to batter the legal industry, as well as the stock market, which had its worst day in nearly three decades on Thursday.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath temporarily closed all 22 offices after employees were potentially exposed to coronavirus by visitors on two separate occasions. The firm’s D.C. offices, where both incidents occurred, remain closed.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan shuttered its New York office after a partner tested positive for the coronavirus last weekend.

Here’s an update on what state and federal courts across the nation are doing in response to the virus:

➤➤ U.S. Supreme Court: The justices have been mum thus far on any virus-contingency plans for the oral argument session that begins March 23, and it’s rare for the high court to cancel arguments. Supreme Court litigation clinics at Georgetown and Stanford are taking some cautionary actions with efforts to prepare advocates for their upcoming arguments.

Georgetown’s Supreme Court Institute has informed lawyers who are arguing in upcoming cases—and who are serving as moot court panelists—that the moot courts will be limited to the participants, guests of the advocate and institute staff. No students will be allowed to observe. Stanford’s law school has invited its immigration and Supreme Court clinic students to observe the moot courts via video.

➤➤ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: The nation’s largest appellate court is rolling out video-conferencing for judges and lawyers in some cases, rescheduling two high-profile cases in Las Vegas and relocating upcoming panel arguments initially scheduled for the court’s Seattle courthouse to Pasadena, California. Katherine M. Rodriguez, the court’s communications administrator for the Office of the Circuit Executive, said the court will allow telephone and video conferencing more broadly during the health emergency.

The Ninth Circuit also announced Thursday that it is postponing two hearings at the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse in Las Vegas in cases against defendants Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher, and Todd Engel, an Idaho man, who engaged in a standoff against officers over public land. The cases were originally scheduled to be heard March 23.

➤➤ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: On Wednesday, Chief Judge Ed Carnes canceled the circuit’s judicial conference that was scheduled for May in Atlanta. Carnes said he decided to cancel the conference, given warnings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that canceling the conference was “necessary and prudent in the interest of all those who would have attended.”

➤➤ California: Three judges in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California announced revised procedures. Chief Judge Phyllis Hamilton and Judges Vince Chhabria and Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers plan to limit in-person proceedings with telephonic conferences and deciding motions solely on the papers.

Chief District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Sacramento-based Eastern District of California issued an order stating that anyone who has traveled to China, South Korea, Japan, Italy or Iran within the last 14 days “shall not enter any courthouse” in the district as well as those who live with them or have “had close contact” with them. “These restrictions will remain in place temporarily until it is determined to be safe to remove them,” she wrote.

➤➤ Connecticut: Connecticut federal courts will deny entry to people who’ve recently traveled to any country or location under coronavirus-related quarantine. The chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut issued an order barring entry of individuals who visited China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran, New York’s New Rochelle community and any other location under coronavirus-related quarantine in the past 14 days. Judge Stefan Underhill’s order takes effect immediately, and covers Connecticut’s federal courthouses in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven.

Meanwhile, defense attorneys throughout Connecticut were mulling the balance between public safety and defendants’ right to fair and speedy trials in criminal cases. Some said court delays were needed to control the spread of coronavirus, but others questioned whether that was fair to defendants facing criminal charges.

“The last thing you want is a distracted jury,” said William Bloss, of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder in Bridgeport. “And right now, jurors will be distracted.”

➤➤ Delaware: The Delaware Supreme Court issued an order allowing attorneys on joint motion to delay oral arguments if a participant may be infected with COVID-19, and a replacement lawyer cannot take over.

The Court of Chancery, which is the major business court in the state of incorporation of most Fortune 500 firms, has issued a standing order stating it will prefer to hold proceedings by telephone and not in-person. In cases that require in-person attendance, lawyers are required to provide notice if a COVID-19-infected person must be present. In such cases litigants and the court are directed to fashion the most appropriate form of meeting.

➤➤ Florida: Chief Judge Michael Moore for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has announced restrictions on courthouse access due to the coronavirus. The courts will deny entry to people who have traveled to countries hardest hit by the outbreak or who have been in contact with people infected within the past 14 days.

On Thursday, Miami-Dade courts issued a health advisory to anyone who appeared in two criminal divisions Tuesday and Wednesday after a court employee became ill with flu-like symptoms. As a precautionary measure, people who appeared in the courtrooms of Circuit Judges Miguel de la O and Gina Beovides were advised to monitor themselves for two weeks for any symptoms of the virus.

➤➤ Georgia: State Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton took the unprecedented step Thursday of asking people not to come to court in the latest measure to control the spread of the coronavirus. Melton said that, while court proceedings remain open to the public, he is requesting that only those who are directly involved in oral arguments, such as attorneys arguing a particular case, attend court sessions and that media and others monitor the arguments by watching the live-stream on their computers.

In addition he’s suspended swearing-in ceremonies of attorneys at the courthouse. Those who must be sworn in to participate in matters before the court should check the website for alternative ways to be certified, he said.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia instituted a limited courthouse ban, similar to many other federal courts, denying entry to visitors who have traveled within the past two weeks to one of four nations hardest hit by the virus.

➤➤ New Jersey: No new jury trials will begin in New Jersey state courts as the state grapples with the virus. Pending jury trials will go ahead, as will grand jury proceedings, for now.

The move comes as the judiciary also implements other changes, such as staggering court calls and going to virtual or telephonic proceedings.

New visitor restrictions also went into effect at New Jersey’s three federal courthouses as part of an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus. In addition, people scheduled for jury duty who seek to be excused for a medical reason must present a note from a doctor.

➤➤ New York: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has said “regular argued appeals and motions calendars will be heard as scheduled.” Lawyers or pro se litigations are obligated to notify the court if they have traveled to any of the countries hardest hit within the past 14 days, been diagnosed with COVID-19 or had contact with a person who has the disease, or are in a heightened risk group. Similar orders were issued in the district courts and the state courts.

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Westchester, said the New York Legislature will remain in session despite the outbreak. She said some criminal justice reform issues, such as bail reform and cannabis legalization—which were front-and-center in the early part of the year—would be relegated to the back burner.

➤➤ Pennsylvania: Gov. Tom Wolf announced travel restrictions for state personnel, banning international travel and limiting out-of-state travel to trips that are urgently necessary.

The Commonwealth Court, which hears administrative law appeals, delayed by one week arguments that had been set for a Philadelphia courthouse, rescheduling them for the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg. The state Superior Court, which is the main intermediate appeals court, announced no changes by press time, 3 pm, March 12.

The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is set to start limiting the number of jurors who can be called in a day and rescheduling or virtually hosting some court events in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus. Part of those efforts have also included asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare a “judicial emergency” in the district, and suspend state rules guaranteeing speedy trial rights to criminal defendants.

➤➤ Texas: Dallas County District Courts have suspended jury trials in civil, family and justice of the peace courts. No jurors should report to the George Allen Civil Courts Building until at least April 13. Criminal jury trials will proceed as scheduled.

Harris County District Courts have suspended jury trials for the rest of March for civil, family, juvenile and criminal cases. Only “essential court matters” will proceed as normal. A list of essential matters is included in the courts’ notice.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit are moving forward with appearances and oral arguments. They have asked anyone with flu-like symptoms to contact the court and will post any changes to their policies on the court websites.

➤➤ Virginia: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, colloquially known as the Rocket Docket, has suspended noncase-related outside events, tours and other gatherings in its courthouses. All naturalization ceremonies for March were also postponed; it’s unclear whether they will resume in April.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit also took action late Monday, sending out calendar notices to litigants slated to appear for oral arguments from March 17-20. The notices ask lawyers to notify the court if they have a fever, cough, shortness of breach or have been exposed to anyone in the past 14 days who may have COVID-19. “This will enable the Court to reschedule an argument that might otherwise risk spreading the Coronavirus,” the notice said.

A response filed by lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice in an immigration case noted that several of the agency’s lawyers have been diagnosed with the virus after returning from travel.

“This has obviously raised concerns about official travel by air for court appearances,” the Justice Department response said. “As of the time of writing, we are waiting on further guidance about what this means for Department of Justice employees.”

Arguments in the case were postponed until May.

➤➤ Washington, D.C. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit prohibited access to most of the public Thursday afternoon. According to a notice signed by Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, only judges, court staff, media and guests with official business at the courthouse.

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation also announced it will hold its March 26 hearing, originally scheduled to be in Nashville, Tennessee, from its Washington, D.C., office telephonically. Noting that a hearing “entails numerous attorneys and jurists coming together from across the country,” the panel said it would notify attorneys by March 19 whether their cases might still involve oral argument, which would take place telephonically. The panel also may order supplemental briefing, due March 23.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit also sent out notices Thursday in several cases saying arguments will be conducted by telephone in lieu of in-person appearances. In at least one case, those arguments are currently scheduled for early April.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit also reminded lawyers to alert the court and not attend oral arguments if they are sick.

➤➤ Washington state: Federal courts in western Washington state have suspended all civil and criminal matters requiring an in-court appearance due to an outbreak there. The order, in effect at least until March 31, does not impact judges’ considerations of civil or criminal matters that can be resolved on court filings without oral argument.

Nate Robson, C. Ryan Barber, Jacqueline Thomsen and Mike Scarcella contributed reporting from Washington, D.C. Cathy Wilson and Michael Mora reported from Florida. R. Robin McDonald and Katheryn Tucker contributed from Georgia. Ryan Tarinelli and Jane Wester contributed reporting from New York. Max Mitchell reported from Pennsylvania. Angela Morrison reported from Texas. Ross Todd, Alaina Lancaster, Amanda Bronstad  and Cheryl Miller contributed from California. Robert Storace reported from Connecticut. Charles Toutant contributed from New Jersey.

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