FINAL 2021 Annual Report

EXPANDED REMOTE ACCESS

& Community Engagement

As the pandemic continued through 2021, many in-person services, such as jury trials, were postponed and access to court facilities were limited. With a little bit of creativity and technology in place, SBSC was able to find ways to translate our court processes beyond our courthouse doors.

1ST REMOTE JURY TRIAL

STREAMING HEARINGS

REMOTE APPEARANCES

On August 30, SBSC launched its first civil remote jury trial with Judge Gilbert Ochoa utilizing the Zoom platform, out of an abundance of caution due to COVID-19.

On March 15, SBSC relaunched audio streaming for the public, family members, and the media to preserve public access to court proceedings, due to physical distancing.

Remote appearances continued to benefit attorneys, the public and the court—especially during peaks of the third and fourth wave of the COVID-19.

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