State courts again try to resume jury trials in a handful of cases
By Tonya Alanez Globe Staff,Updated February 16, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
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Clerk Joanna Maletti sanitized her hands while standing behind a plexiglass wall in a courtroom in District Court in Lowell during an earlier test run of jury trials last month.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
The state court system on Tuesday began its second attempt to resume jury trials, three weeks after officials cut short an initial step toward restarting operations that had been disrupted by the pandemic.
Courthouses in Boston and Greenfield began welcoming jurors. Jury trials have been mostly suspended since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak last year. Bench trials, decided by judges, resumed last summer.
Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved
Hampshire County Courthouse, Thursday, January 28, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown Thursday in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. WIth jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
By GRETA JOCHEM
NORTHAMPTON About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.
Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved
First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. With jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
The Superior, Housing and District court clerks work at the Franklin County Justice Center in Greenfield. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 2/3/2021 5:03:06 PM About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.
Justice delayed: As cases mount in pandemic, many worry how they will be resolved
First Assistant District Attorney Steven Gagne is shown Thursday in an empty superior courtroom in the Hampshire County Courthouse in Northampton. WIth jury trials on hold because of the pandemic, Gagne says he’s not sure how the court system will deal with its backlog of cases when trials are finally allowed to resume. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Hampshire County Courthouse, Thursday, January 28, 2021. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 2/2/2021 7:02:08 PM
NORTHAMPTON About a year ago, one of attorney Alan Rubin’s clients was facing larceny charges in Franklin County and was nearing a jury trial. Then came the pandemic.