New York City Courts Begin Return to In-Person Proceedings

New York City courts will restart in-person court operations in all five boroughs Wednesday after being largely shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic that forced staff and judges away from its courthouses.

The phased restart, announced jointly by New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks on Tuesday, comes four weeks after New York’s court system first announced plans for returning to normal operations, beginning with its largely rural upstate counties. Courts in counties closer to the city were permitted to follow suit two weeks later.

The reopening is a major step for a city ...