{"id":2169,"date":"2020-03-15T21:20:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T21:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:52","slug":"durham-courts-will-delay-most-hearings-and-trials-because-of-virus-precautions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2020\/03\/15\/durham-courts-will-delay-most-hearings-and-trials-because-of-virus-precautions\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham courts will delay most hearings and trials because of virus precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Durham County Courthouse will be pretty quiet for the next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Durham County District Attorney\u2019s Office announced Friday that starting Monday, March 16, almost all cases scheduled for the next 30 days will be postponed until no earlier than April 16 because of concerns about exposing people to the coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRecognizing that hundreds of people visit the Durham County Courthouse on a daily basis, these changes are aimed at reducing traffic in the courthouse and accommodating those who are ill or at high-risk of illness due to COVID-19,\u201d the DA\u2019s office said in a news release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The announcement follows directives from North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley about which cases may continue and a requirement that local clerks post notices directing people not to enter the courthouse if they\u2019ve been exposed to the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the Durham Courthouse will remain open, only \u201cemergency\u201d proceedings will go on. 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