With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the District of Columbia, schools and government agencies throughout the region face the prospect of power outages or disrupted services.
Hurricane Sandy produced strong winds and waves as it passed over the United States Navy Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Now the storm is on its way to the DC region. (United States Navy photo/Flickr)
District of Columbia Superior Court spokeswoman Leah Gurowitz says it’s too soon to know how the inclement weather will impact court operations next week.
In an email, she said it’s possible that the courthouse could open late or close except for essential proceedings. Those would include adult arraignments, juvenile referrals and 3-, 5- and 10-day hold hearings that were previously scheduled. The court is required by law to hold those hearings within certain timeframes, Gurowitz said.
She said it’s rare for the courthouse to completely shut down, even during serious weather. A notable exception was 2010’s “Snowmageddon” storm, which shut the entire courthouse for a day, Gurowitz said.
She said the court plans to distribute information through its website, local media outlets and Twitter accounts.
