Coronavirus Halts All Tom Green County Jury Trials

SAN ANGELO, TX – The Tom Green County District Clerk’s Office has issued a statement regarding jury trials scheduled for the month of March.

Effective immediately all jury trials in March are canceled as concerns continue over public health continue to grow.

The cancellations will apply to the following courts: 51st District Court, 119th District Court, 340th District Court, 391st District Court, County Court at Law, County Court at Law 2, Title IV-D Child Support Court, Child Protection Court

The following statement was posted on Facebook:

**Joint Statement Regarding Health And Safety Concerns**

In recognition of growing public health concerns, the District Courts and County Courts at law of Tom Green County, Texas have decided to cancel all JURY TRIALS scheduled for the month of March, 2020. The health, safety and well-being of the people of Tom Green County is, and will continue to be, our highest priority.

We will continue to monitor the situation in an effort to assure as little disruption of court processes as possible. We would ask attorneys and parties who contract (or may have been exposed to) a contagious illness to contact any court in which they are scheduled to appear prior to such an appearance.

This statement applies to the following courts: 51st District Court, 119th District Court, 340th District Court, 391st District Court, County Court at Law, County Court at Law 2, Title IV-D Child Support Court, Child Protection Court

Signed:

Judge Jay Weatherby - 340th District Court Administrative Judge

Judge Penny Roberts - County Court at Law 2 Administrative Judge