An order issued last week continues the suspension of jury trials in the Northern District of Georgia until Feb. 28, 2021.
Jury trials in northern Georgiaâs federal courts have been suspended since March 16 and the regionâs Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. continued that suspension with the order published Thursday.
âIn what has become an unfortunately recurring exercise, the court again considers whether national, state and local COVID-19 conditions have sufficiently improved to permit the safe resumption of federal jury trials within the Northern Districtâs courthouses,â Thrash wrote. âOnce again, the news is not good.â