When Judge Wetzel and Courtroom Clerk Karen Borgheiinck found themselves among those needing to self-isolate due to COVID 19, Judge Wetzel continued to hear cases and Karen continued to operate the digital recorder and manage DOCKET – although each worked remotely from their respective homes. Clerk Magistrate Sara Fowler dropped off files to the judge each night in preparation for court the next day. Karen used Skype Screen Sharing and WebEx to run DOCKET and the Liberty Recorder.  Sara worked in the courtroom to make sure parties were present and all technology was running correctly.  Hall County Court was able to maintain their full court calendar for the week and a half, while two-thirds of the staff were in isolation.

Thank you to Judge Wetzel and Karen for dedicated service to the court and the public and Sara for her creative support through COVID 19.