Ninth Judicial Circuit survives the ‘season of fear’

The Ninth Judicial Circuit adapted well to the COVID-19 pandemic, conducting nearly 60,000 remote hearings since jury trials were suspended in March, said Chief Judge Donald A. Myers, Jr.

“Our primary backbone is on Cisco, but our users have the choice of Teams, Zoom, or WebEx,” he said. “I’m encouraged because our experience has been that the lawyers have adapted very quickly.”

Judge Myers was addressing President Dori Foster-Morales at a September 14 Virtual Town Hall, part of her 20-circuit listening tour that she and other Bar leaders are using to guide the Bar’s response to the health crisis.