The Eleventh Judicial Circuit's County Civil Division held a Zoom Webinar on October 27, 2020: State of the Civil County Courts - Update on Jury Trials and Providing Access to All During the Pandemic.
The panel discussion focused on resuming jury trials during Phase 2 of COVID-19 court operations, the status of evictions, potential online resolution programs in eviction cases, mediation, handling Zoom virtual court hearings in special sets and large pre-trial calendars, and an overall discussion of how the County Civil virtual courts are operating on the Zoom platform.
Watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuW9wE3I8U8
Panelists:
The Honorable Bertila Soto, Chief Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
And County Civil Division Judges:
The Honorable Linda Singer Stein, Administrative Judge
The Honorable Myriam Lehr, Associate Administrative Judge
The Honorable Gordon Murray, Associate Administrative Judge
The Honorable Maria Ortiz, Dade County Courthouse
The Honorable Natalie Moore, North Dade Justice Center
The Honorable Scott Janowitz, Coral Gables Courthouse
Resources:
Eleventh Judicial Circuit COVID-19 Information Page: www.jud11.flcourts.org/coronavirus
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Phase 2 Operations Information: http://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Court-Announcements/ArtMID/584/ArticleID/4307/Miami-Dade-Courts-Phase-2-COVID-19-Emergency-Operations
County Civil Administrative Memo Re Jury Trial Procedures Phase 2 [10-02-20]
County Civil Division Administrative Memo re Evidentiary Remote Proceedings [04-14-2020]
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Civil Division Page: http://www.jud11.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Court-Divisions/Civil
Judges’ Directory for parties who have questions about how to access a future hearing on Zoom: http://www.jud11.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Judges/Judicial-Directory
e-Portal Signup Info and Training Videos for Self-Represented Litigants: http://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Florida-Courts-eFiling-Portal
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