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November 23, 2020 ¦ Vol. 46, No. 47 ¦ $10.00 See Page 7

New Date Set for Resumption of
Connecticut Jury Trials

By Robert Storace

As the uptick of COVID-19 cases in Con-
necticut grows and the number of hot spots
encompass about 100 of the state’s 169
municipalities, administrators in both state and
federal court have put a pause on jury trials.
State criminal and civil jury trials were supposed
to restart Nov. 2. The state announces on a weekly
basis whether jury trials will be pushed back. It
has pushed them back each week since Nov. 2.
On Friday, the state announced there would be
no jury trials through Nov. 20. A decision will be
made on Nov. 20 as to whether jury trials will re-
sume Nov. 23. U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill, left, and
Matthew Forrest of Forrest Law in Wethersfield.
But on Monday, Chief Court Administrator
Courtesy photo

Patrick Carroll III issued the following statement: The latest numbers for the Nutmeg State
“The positivity rates and uncertainty regarding the showed 6.37% of Connecticut residents infected
trends of the virus render unsafe, at this point, to with the coronavirus as of late Friday. The state’s
bring large numbers of people into our courthous- positivity rate, which had hovered around 2%,
es to conduct jury trials.”
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