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Overview of Recent Responses to COVID-19

by the Judicial Conference of the United

States, Administrative Office of the U.S.

Courts, and Select Courts Within the Federal

Judiciary



Updated April 27, 2020
This CRS Insight provides information related to recent responses to Coronavlus discase, 2019, or
COVID-19, by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
(AO) and select courts within the federal judiciary. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive
overview of the policies and practices adopted by each federal court or judicial entity. Additionally, given
the rapidly changing situation surrounding COVID- 19, the information provided in this Insight may be
superseded by new information from that which is described in the text below. If there are any questions
regarding whether such changes have occurred (or about courts not included below), congressional staff
may contact the author of this Insight.
A previous Insight provides information about how COVID-19 has impacted federal jury trials (available
bert). Another Insight provides information about the provisions of the CARES Act that address COVID-
19 and the federal courts (available herc).

Judicial Conference of the United States
The udciaa Confcr.encc of the Unitcd Statcs, the administrative policymaking body for the federal courts,
held its regularly scheduled biannual meeting on March 17, 2020. The meeting convened by
teleconference, with Conf.orence members calling in from all 13 judicial circuits to consider several policy
matters (including the authorization of a two-year pilot program to evaluate live audio streaming for some
civil case proceedings). Traditionally, the Conference holds its meetings at the Supreme Court of the
United States.



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