With the upcoming retirement of Judge John Agostini, the governor will look to appoint someone new to preside over the county s most high-profile cases.
Phone issue resolved at Greenfield courthouse
The Franklin County Justice Center on Hope Street in Greenfield has repaired its phone system. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
The Franklin County Justice Center on Hope Street in Greenfield has repaired its phone system. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
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GREENFIELD The Franklin County Justice Center’s phone system was up and running as of Tuesday afternoon, after being inoperative for about 10 days.
The Trial Court’s Judicial Information Services Department, which is responsible for the court’s technology systems, worked with multiple telecommunication and network partners to identify the cause of the phone system’s outage and worked with provider Verizon to address the ongoing issues, Trial Court spokesperson Erika Gully-Santiago said Wednesday.
WORCESTER - With COVID-19 leading to a backlog in court cases across the state, local judges and lawyers are grappling with a variety of issues as they consider whether they can try and conduct murder trials this spring.
Concerns about safety, jurors skipping service and the possibility of participants having to wear masks were among potential pitfalls raised Monday as one local judge probed the topic.
Worcester Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Wrenn is calling dozens of pending murder cases in for status hearings this week, telling lawyers he’s working on identifying which cases should be prioritized for possible trials this spring.