Jury trials are expected to resume after an order from the Supreme Court of Georgia is signed this weekend.
Trials have been suspended since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, all coming to a screeching halt in March.
But Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton is expected to sign an order on Saturday, October 10 to allow the jury trials to resume immediately for approximately 30 days.
If jury trials are to continue after November 9, a new order will have to be signed by Melton. This decision comes on the heels of the resumption of grand jury proceedings once again being permitted as of the first of October. Previously, district attorneys could not even convene grand juries for the purposes of presenting cases for consideration of indictments. This largely means that newer cases may not make it to trial right away, as many counties, even though permitted, have not called grand juries into court as of yet. Older cases that were set for trial in March and April will likely be prioritized, according to attorneys who spoke on the matter.