Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wake County Courts were forced to switch to a virtual setting and today I got a witness this firsthand.
Even though the court system was able to adjust to an online format quickly and continue with trying cases, I witnessed some of the troubles that are specific to online court. For example, today the internet in the courthouse shut down completely which forced Judge Davidian to reschedule some of his cases for future dates because he had to call into the meeting on his phone and could not record the meeting. Also, online court cases seem to be harder to control because there were several instances where witness testimonies were interrupted by others and it was harder for Judge Davidian to control the court as compared to an in person hearing.
Overall, today was a great learning experience and I learned how important it was for the justice system to continue functioning even during a pandemic despite some few minor hiccups.