CT To Reopen 5 Courthouses Closed During Coronavirus Pandemic

CONNECTICUT — Five courthouses, closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, are undergoing inspection and modifications as part of a plan for their reopening next month.

"As more and more COVID restrictions are being lifted or modified and as more and more Connecticut residents are being vaccinated against the virus, the Judicial Branch is now in a position to cautiously and incrementally move forward with plans to further increase the scope and volume of judicial business being conducted by its judges and employees," Chief Court Administrator Patrick L. Carroll III announced on Friday.

The following courthouses are currently being inspected and updated with the goal of resuming operations in those courthouses as of May 17:

• Geographical Area No. 5 courthouse located at 106 Elizabeth St. in Derby
• Geographical Area No. 10 courthouse located at 112 Broad St. in New London
• Geographical Area No. 12 courthouse located at 410 Center St. in Manchester
• Judicial District Courthouse located at 155 Church St. in Putnam
• Juvenile Matters at Rockville located at 25 School St. in Rockville

In addition to facility safety enhancements, plans are also underway to expand the scope and volume of criminal dockets in all open GA courthouses. a larger number of the cases that are currently pending on the docket will be summoned, on a staggered basis throughout the court day. Doing so will allow judges, working with the state's attorneys and defense counsel, an opportunity to reduce the backlog of cases pending on the criminal dockets, according to Carroll.