ORLANDO, Fla. – Seven months after the COVID-19 pandemic halted jury trials in Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit, which covers Orange and Osceola counties, jury summonses are being issued for trials and are scheduled to resume later this month.Court administrators have implemented numerous safety protocols intended to protect jurors, judges, attorneys, witnesses, and other courtroom participants from the virus while also taking measures to ensure defendants receive fair trials.“We know three things about our trials,” said Chief Judge Donald A.
Myers, Jr. “They’re going to take longer. They’re going to require more people and resources. And they’re going to take more space than any trial previously has.”Myers said the decision to resume jury.