The Berrien County Trial Court is making some changes to services now that the state’s stay home order for COVID-19 has been lifted. It’s released a reopening schedule for proceedings that have been delayed due to the coronavirus. The Trial Court says the Michigan State Court Administrative Office is now working on a report regarding jury trials, but it’s not expected to be released until late June. In order to handle cases effectively, the Berrien County Trial Court says jury trials for misdemeanors will resume the week of August 17, and jury trials for felony offenses will resume the week of September 22. The presiding judge of the criminal division will limit the number of trials taking place each day in order to make social distancing possible.
