The Florida Supreme Court issued a statewide halt to most face-to-face legal proceedings through March 27 and has said it plans to extend emergency measures for an additional three weeks. That includes grand jury proceedings, jury selection, and criminal and civil jury trials. If you have been summoned for jury duty, you don’t have to go. That doesn’t mean courthouses are closed entirely. Certain court proceedings considered “essential,” such as first-appearances for people newly arrested, bond hearings and hearings on petitions for restraining orders and emergency guardianship, are still being held. However, those hearings are being conducted remotely when possible. You can find the latest guidelines for your local courts on each circuit’s website: the Ninth Circuit for Orange and Osceola counties; the 18th Circuit for Seminole and Brevard; and the Fifth Circuit for Lake.