COVID-19 impacted regular court operations from March to July 2020.
This is the second story in a series of articles looking at mental health and how it impacts the operations of B.C.'s courts. The first article can be read here.
Judges in the past year have repeatedly heard concerns that case lengths are becoming cumbersome, with lawyers invoking the word ‘Jordan.’ Picked at random, the completed case list for Vancouver Provincial Court for Oct. 10 shows more than 30 cases in excess of 700 days. An inordinate number of cases are listed at 401 or 704 days.
“For example, our standard is six months between an arraignment hearing and the first available court date for adult criminal trials that are less than two days, and for criminal trials that are five days or more the standard is eight months,” she said. The judge said the court instituted mandatory pre-trial conferences in criminal matters, small claims settlement conferences and family management conferences, all conducted remotely.
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