Sometimes when you check your mail you get a summons you were not expecting. This is usually an official notice that you were selected for potential jury service. When you get this notice first make ...

The National Center for State Courts, in “Preserving the Future of Juries and Jury Trials,” observed: “The jury system serves as a bulwark against tyranny. It confers legitimacy on the law. It injects ...

"You have been summoned for jury duty." The mere mention of these words may cause anxiety for some individuals. The summons never seems to come at a good time. For many people's lives, the prospect of ...

The U.S. and California Constitutions protect the right to a jury trial in all criminal cases and most civil lawsuits. Although most criminal prosecutions and lawsuits end before reaching trial, large ...

Jury Service is something that is required of all adults and means you’ll be part of a jury of twelve people whose job it will be to decide the outcome of a criminal trial or tribunal. It is required ...

Municipal Court jury service scheduled for January 26 and 27 has been cancelled. All matters set for trial during this period ...

As he approaches presiding more than 500 jury trials, Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly Wednesday reflected on two panels that stood out during Jury Appreciation Week — both from ...