Beach days, barbecues, jury duty? You may be summoned this summer as trials pick back up

SALT LAKE CITY — Visiting family, meeting friends for dinner or just stepping out in public without having to worry — many Utahns are making the most of a less-fraught reality as the pandemic loosens its grip.
But the ability to gather more freely also may come with an added measure of civic responsibility as the state's court system intensifies a push to work through a backlog of cases.
As COVID-19 case rates decline and more people get vaccinated, Utah's courts are scheduling more jury trials. With a $1 million boost from the Utah Legislature, they're also beefing up the staffing to churn through a big pile of 350 civil and criminal cases throughout the state, said Michael Drechsel, assistant state court administrator.

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