The rate of COVID-19 infections in Clallam County is very high, much higher than any time in 2020. Professionals and business owners should be setting an example by having all employees wear masks. Professionals and business owners who chose to not wear masks in public are putting their own interests ahead of the health needs of others and of our medical community and … [Read more...] about COVID rate is “incredibly high” -May 2022

Masks are no longer required in the Clallam County Courthouse, nor in the courtrooms. Zoom appearances in many cases are still allowed, but not in all cases. Check with your lawyer, the court clerk, or courthouse facilitator if you want to appear by Zoom. The same Zoom login numbers remain in effect. It's respectful of others to continue wearing masks COVID-19 is still … [Read more...] about Mask mandate in courtrooms lifted, still recommended

UPDATED: Criminal jury trials are now suspended an additional month, through March 13, 2022. Civil jury trials are still suspended through March 31, 2022. See Emergency Order January 28, 2022. By Emergency Order January 14, 2022, jury trials have been suspended again because of the raging pandemic. Criminal jury trials are suspended through February 14, 2022. Civil jury … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Jury trials suspended in February and/or March 2022

BREAKING NEWS: The Clallam County Courthouse, except for some Court services, will be closed January 6 and 7, 2022. Jury deliberation in the Bauer triple murder trial will continue. The District Court in Port Angeles is operating under restricted conditions. This post will be updated as more information is available. Updated information is also available at … [Read more...] about Omicron closes courthouse January 2022: SPECIAL Courtroom restrictions

For this Friday (1/7) ONLY. Zoom links for the court rooms are available here. Courtroom 1 9:00 – Criminal Calendar – Use Courtroom 2 Zoom1:00 – Criminal Ex Parte – Use Courtroom 1 Zoom1:30 – Criminal Calendar – Use Courtroom 1 Zoom   Historic Courtroom 9:00 – Civil Calendar – Use Courtroom 1 Zoom10:30 – DV Calendar – Use Courtroom 1 Zoom1:30 – Civil Calendar – Use … [Read more...] about Courtroom changes for Friday, January 7 2022 (only)

As of the beginning of January 2022, the CDC places Clallam County in the highest level of infection rate. All Washington State counties (except Garfield in Eastern Washington) are also rated in the highest level. Clallam County is currently experiencing it's highest rates of COVID-19 infection ever. … [Read more...] about Clallam in highest infection category for COVID-19 – Omicron wave just beginning

Because of the surging Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, and to protect juror and witness safety, Clallam County courts are reducing jury trials in January 2022. The Clallam County Superior Court is cancelling the start of all new jury trials in January, 2022. Jury trials already in progress, such as the Bauer murder trial, will continue on schedule. People with trials … [Read more...] about Omicron wave court closures

Governments and citizens prepare for the most intense wave to come - the Omicron variant. The COVID-19 Omicron variant is by far the most transmissible variant of the pandemic virus to date. The delta variant was very infectious, but Omicron is many more times infectious. The US CDC is planning for punishing wave of Omicron infections in January. Many countries and quickly … [Read more...] about Omicron is transmissible from 30 feet away