Atlanta, March 12, 2020 – Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced that effective today, the Supreme Court of Georgia will take the following steps to curtail the amount of people coming into the Nathan Deal Judicial Center during the threat of the coronavirus.
- All tours of the new building are canceled until further notice;
- The swearing-in ceremonies of attorneys at the courthouse are suspended; attorneys who must be sworn in to participate in matters before the court should check the court’s website for alternative ways to be certified;
- While court proceedings remain open to the public, the Court is requesting that only those who are directly involved in oral arguments, such as attorneys arguing a particular case, attend court sessions and that media and others monitor the arguments by watching the live-stream on their computers.
“All of us are being asked to do whatever we can to prevent the spread of this new virus,” Chief Justice Melton said. “These steps – while inconvenient – are necessary at this time, and I believe are responsible actions.”