Most trial lawyers in Houston do not want jury trials to return before the fall, and they widely oppose the idea of remote jury trials, instead supporting in-person trials that use infection-control measures, according to a new survey of more than 3,000 attorneys that was conducted by the Harris County judiciary.

While preparing to reopen courthouses and pondering precautions for the future return of jury trials, the judiciary of Harris County polled local attorneys from May 19 to May 22 and received 3,183 responses to the survey. The research is noteworthy because it asked for lawyers’ thoughts about a long list of health and safety precautions that are now becoming commonplace across the Lone Star State and about experimental jury trial methods that may get tested this summer.