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COVID-19 Court Announcements and Closings

March 2020

BME will maintain a list of resources related to court closings with a focus on the Georgia courts and the 11th Circuit.

April 6, 2020 Order Extending Declaration of Statewide Judicial Emergency

Message from Chief Judge J. Randal Hall, Southern District of Georgia

Northern District of Georgia issues Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by CONVID-19 and Related Coronavirus.

Pursuant to General Order 20-02, available here, the federal building located at 600 East First Street, Rome, GA, which houses the Court’s Rome division, is temporarily closed until further notice.

Georgia’s chief justice has declared a statewide judicial emergency, ordering courts and clerk’s offices  to “suspend all but essential court functions” amid growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Declaration of Judicial Emergency - Fulton County

Law360 Court Closings List

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