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* 1. What is your practice area?

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* 2. On a scale of 1-10, how do you feel the court is handling operations during COVID-19.

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* 3. If you could advise the court on one thing about its operations during COVID19, what would it be?

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* 4. What percentage of your civil jury trials have been held as scheduled during the pandemic?

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* 5. What percentage of your court trials have been held as scheduled during the pandemic?

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* 6. Of your continued civil trials, what percentage were resolved using mediation or some other form of ADR after the continuance?

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* 7. What percentage or your substantive civil hearings scheduled during the pandemic have been:

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* 8. What percentage or your continued jury trials have been converted to trials to the court?

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* 9. Would you be willing to convert more jury trials to court trials if a program was in place whereby a list of current sitting judges agreed to hear a civil court trial not assigned to them; each party separately identified those judges on the list that would be acceptable to that party; and only a judge appearing on all parties’ lists would be assigned to preside over the civil trial?

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* 10. Would parties be more likely to use ADR to resolve civil disputes if a currently presiding judge (other than the judge assigned to hear the case} was willing to mediate the dispute?

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* 11. If we could schedule more in-person hearings, what type of hearings do you think should be prioritized?

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* 12. How can judicial officers make Webex hearings as productive as possible?

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* 13. If we could schedule a civil jury trial, would you be willing to waive voire dire and/or preemptory challenges?

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* 14. If we could schedule a civil jury trial, would you be willing to stipulate to a jury of three?

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* 15. Would you be willing to stipulate to jurors attending trials remotely from their homes?

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* 16. Have your seen a significant reduction or increase in your civil filings during the pandemic?  If so, what is the percentage reduction or increase?  Do you expect a significant change in filings once the pandemic restrictions ease?

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* 17. Do you have any other suggestions for efficiently resolving civil disputes during the pandemic?

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