Linn County, Ia- The coronavirus pandemic has created a backlog in Iowa’s court system of cases and attorney hearings.
Linn County Attorney Jerry Sanden tells KCRG TV that they are gearing up to take on the extra cases and learn what the new norm will be. He says the justice system is “treading water “ but right now they’re waiting for the “tidal wave of the backlog of cases to hit our shores.”
The date currently set to restart civil and criminal non-jury trials is sometime in June, with criminal jury trials expecting to start the following month. The Iowa Supreme Court is currently working with several legal professionals to start rolling out a plan.
