The pandemic greatly expanded the use of remote video proceedings, with some significant...
and defendants who couldn’t manage to keep their clothes on, every judge has a story. And Brian Warren, a Harris County criminal district court judge who won a second term last week, has heard them all.
The switch to virtual early in the pandemic was more disruptive for some courts than others. It wasn’t until March 2021to proceed without a state safety review. Certain high-stakes proceedings for jailable criminal offenses, Warren explained, often had to happen in person and so they were just put on pause initially, contributing to a backlog of cases.
Over time, the state renewed its emergency orders and courts increasingly moved to hybrid options. The Office of Court Administration provided best practices and guidelines. Today, Warren works from his court, but for many of the more administrative proceedings, he allows participants to attend virtually.
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