Modern theater in a high school. Photo: B Brown/Shutterstock.comOrder in the Auditorium: Texas Courts Venture Into Unusual Spaces Amid Pandemic
This summer, judges have experimented with socially distanced jury trials by using high school auditoriums. With three trials so far, courts have already learned how to improve proceedings.
July 23, 2020 at 07:17 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
Bowie County Public Defender Sylvia Delgado was standing on the stage of her local high school's auditorium, the bright lights blinding her, unable to see the people in the more dimly lit auditorium.
Delgado was in the room for jury selection.
On the stage, she was watching as opposing counsel showed a presentation and questioned potential jurors for an aggravated-robbery case.
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