Since Monday the Fall River District Court has been scheduling a backlog of “jury trial-ready” cases that will be heard beginning in September.

According to the Fall River Herald, it's all part of an effort by the Massachusetts court system to reduce its backlog of jury trials, which have been badly stalled since the Coronavirus led to a prolonged state of emergency in March 2020.

A memo sent to lawyers and public defenders waiting to schedule jury trials in Fall River District Court explained that the inventory of trial-ready cases would be scheduled Monday through Thursday, based on the alphabetical order of each attorneys last name.