COVID-19 Court Updates By State (A-M)

Counsel Press has implemented appropriate measures to avoid any disruption of service during this health emergency. We can be counted upon to finalize all aspects of your important appellate filings seamlessly. Please do not hesitate to contact your staff counsel or any member of our team of professionals should you have questions.

All courts have been impacted by COVID-19, many deadlines have been extended, most courts remain open and filings remain necessary. We will post appellate court updates for states beginning with A through M as they are announced here. Please also visit the court’s website to further confirm you have the latest information.

COVID-19 Federal and Circuit Court Updates
COVID-19 Court Updates by State (N-W)


State Courts COVID-19 Updates
Alabama Announcements
Order No. 4 (3/17/20)
Order No. 3 (3/17/20)
Alaska All Announcements
Order No. 1958 (4/7/20)
Order No. 8133 (3/31/20)
Order - Relaxation & Suspension of Appellate Rules (3/27/20)
Order No. 1957 (3/19/20)
Order - Brief Extension (3/16/20)
Arizona All Announcements
Supreme Court Clerk's Office Remains Open (4/7/20)
Order- Limitation of Operations (4/6/20)
Order - Modification of Court Rules (4/2/20)
Court of Appeals Division One Remains Open (4/1/20)
Directive - Time Requirements (3/24/20)
Directive - Modifying Section 6-301.01 and 6-302.01 (3/20/20)
Court of Appeals Division Two Responds to COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Order - Time Requirements (3/13/20)
Arkansas All Announcements
California All Announcements

First Appellate District Court of Appeals
Order - Time Extension (4/15/20)
Order - 30 Day Extension (3/18/20)
Emergency Order (3/18/20)
Misc. Order - Oral Arguments (3/16/20)

Second Appellate District Court of Appeals
Order - Time Extension (4/15/20)
Order - Emergency Order (4/9/20)
Order - 30-Day Extension (3/20/20)
Order - Oral Arguments (3/16/20)

Third Appellate District Court of Appeals
Order - 30-Day Extension (3/23/20)
All Oral Arguments will be telephonic

Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeals
Order - Time Extension (4/15/20)
Order - Emergency Order (4/9/20)
Order - 30-Day Extension (3/20/20)

Fifth Appellate District Court of Appeals
Order - 30-Day Extension (3/23/20)
Order Oral Arguments (3/17/20)

Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeals
Order - 30 Day Extension (3/18/20)
Misc. Order - Oral Arguments (3/16/20)

Supreme Court of California
Order - 30-Day Extension (3/20/20)
Rule Change - Electronic Filing (3/18/20)
Order - Oral Arguments (3/16/20)
Colorado All Announcements

Supreme Court
COVID-19 Court Operations (3/16/20)
Notice Pro Se Filings

Court of Appeals
COVID-19 Court Operations
Connecticut All Announcements

Supreme Court
Executive Order 7G (3/20/19)
Order - 30-Day Extension (3/19/20)

Appellate Court
Executive Order 7G (3/20/20)
Order - 30-day Extension (3/19/20)
Delaware All Announcements

Supreme Court
Order - Operations (3/22/19)
Order - Oral Arguments (3/18/20)
Order - Operations (3/14/20)
Order - Oral Arguments (3/9/20)
District of Columbia All Announcements

Court of Appeals
Order - Updated Operations (3/23/20)
Order - Operating Status (3/16/20)
Florida All Announcements

Supreme Court
Emergency Procedures (3/19/20)
Oral Arguments (3/18/20)

First District Court of Appeals
COVID-19 Court Operations (3/19/20)

Second District Court of Appeals
Oral Arguments (3/16/20)

Third District Court of Appeals
Oral Arguments (3/20/20)

Fourth District Court of Appeals
Clerk's Office Visitors (3/19/20)

Fifth District Court of Appeals
COVID-19 Court Operations
Georgia Supreme Court
Filing Deadlines Suspended (3/17/20)
Order - Statewide Judicial Emergency (3/14/20)
Notice - March Oral Arguments (3/14/20)

Court of Appeals
Order Statewide Judicial Emergency (3/14/20)
COVID-19 Court Operations
Hawaii All Announcements
Order - Extending Deadlines For Courtesy Copies (4/3/2020)
Order - COVID-19 (3/19/2020)
Order - Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (3/16/2020)
Idaho All Announcements
Order - Court Operations (3/27/20)
General Order - COVID-19 (3/17/20)
Illinois All Announcements

Illinois Supreme Court
Order - Extending Supreme Court Filing Deadlines (3/24/20)
Order - Extending Appellate Court Filing Deadlines (3/24/20)
Order - Extending Deadline for Paper Copies (3/18/20)

Illinois Appellate Court, First District
Order - Temporarily Waiving Paper Copies (3/18/20)

Illinois Appellate Court, Second District
Order - Extending Deadline for Paper Copies (3/18/20)

Illinois Appellate Court, Third District

Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District
Postponement of Oral Argument (3/17/20)

Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District
Order - Temporarily Waiving Paper Copies (3/17/20)
Indiana All Announcements
Order - Extending Previous Orders (4/7/20)
Order - Filing deadlines for the Tax Court (3/27/20)
Order - Adjusting Filing Deadlines (3/25/20)
Order - Supreme Court Operations & Appellate Filing (3/23/20)
Iowa All Announcements
Order - COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (4/2/20)
Order - COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (3/28/20)
Kansas All Announcements
Order - 2020-PR-32 (4/3/20)
Order - Clarifying Emergency Operations (3/20/20)
Kentucky All Announcements
Order - Amended Order 2020-13 (4/14/20)
Order - 2020-23 (4/14/20)
Order 2020-24 (4/14/20)
Order - Filing Extension (4/1/20)
Louisiana All Announcements
Oder - Louisiana Supreme Court (4/6/2020)
Order - Filing Deadlines (4/6/2020)
Order - Louisiana Courts (3/23/20)
Order - Amended Court Operations (3/20/20)
Order - Filing Deadlines (3/20/20)
Order - Court Operations (3/16/20)
Maine All Announcements
Maryland All Announcements
Order - E-Filing (7/1/20)
Order - Remote Hearings (3/20/20)
Order - Oral Arguments (3/17/20)
Order - Statewide Judiciary Operations (3/16/20)
Massachusetts Court of Appeals
April Oral Arguments (3/18/20)

Supreme Court
Notice - Extension (3/17/20)
Michigan All Announcements

Order - Temporary Amendments & Extensions (4/16/20)
Order Extending AOs 2020-1, 2020-2, and 2020-6 (4/10/20)
Order No. 2020-6 (4/7/20)
Order - Extending AOs.2020-1 and 2020-2 (4/7/20)
Order - Suspending Filing Deadlines (3/26/20)
Order No. 2020-2 (3/18/20)
Order No. 2020-1 (3/15/20)
Minnesota All Announcements
Mississippi All Announcements
Missouri All Announcements
Montana All Announcements

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