Ontario Jury Trials

• Ontario courts urged to limit in-person proceedings in response to new coronavirus measures

  New jury trials and jury selection will stay suspended until early May at the earliest.

  Health

  Jan 14, 2021
  
• Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials in most of the province until February

  Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz says the suspension applies everywhere except in regions designated "green" under Ontario's COVID-19 pandemic response plan.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus: New jury trials, selection postponed in Toronto, Brampton due to COVID-19 numbers

  The Superior Court of Justice says jury selection and new jury trials were set to resume in Toronto and Brampton, Ont., next week but will now be put off until at least Nov. 30 as a result of the deteriorating public health situation.

  Politics

  Nov 11, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Jury trials won’t resume in Ontario until at least September, court says

  The Ontario Superior Court temporarily halted in-person operations in mid-March due to rising concerns over the novel coronavirus, with all criminal and civil matters suspended or adjourned until June.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2020
• Ontario superior court suspending juries for upcoming trials amid coronavirus outbreak

  "Summoned jurors will be instructed not to attend court. Jury trials currently in progress will continue, subject to the trial judge’s discretion."

  Crime

  Mar 12, 2020