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Video conferencing helps Gregg County courts keep cases moving

The county canceled jury trials and nonessential hearings through May 1 because of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Credit: Les Hassell, Longview News-Journal

LONGVIEW, Texas — It’s not business as usual in Gregg County courts, but technology and limited in-person hearings are helping to keep cases moving.

The county canceled jury trials and nonessential hearings through May 1 because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

Judge Alfonso Charles of the 124th District Court said Thursday that his first official hearing using the video conferencing application Zoom was Wednesday, and it went “very well.”

You can read more about this story from our partners at the Longview News-Journal.

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