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Justice Jaime Tijerina reports that he has been working remotely for four months, yet the productivity has not suffered. “All staff have the ability to access their desktop, including the necessary programs for research.
According to him, since he has been on the bench his office has produced over 80 opinion, adding that the entire appellate court system was hit with ransom ware that shut down the system for weeks.
He also reported that local tech staff worked tirelessly to solve this issue and to keep the courts running as smoothly as possible. “The problem has been completely fixed and my office will continue to serve the people under our jurisdiction, just as we did before the COVID-19 outbreak”, he said.