Wayne, Oakland County courts eye resuming jury trials this summer
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If all goes well, jury trials in circuit courts in Wayne and Oakland counties will resume this summer, officials said Wednesday.
Chief Judge Timothy Kenny of Wayne County Circuit Court said July 19 is the target date for the court to start holding the trials again as new COVID-19 cases decline in Metro Detroit and across the state. In Oakland County, court administrator Kevin Oeffner said officials have no firm timetable but hope to resume jury trials as soon as next month.
Kenny said the pandemic's greatest impact on court operations has been the "start-stop cycle" of jury trials since the coronavirus was first discovered in Michigan in March 2020.