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At the 2009 Midyear Meeting, the American Judicature Society's Board of Directors voted to change the name of the AJS National Jury Center to the Edmund N. "Ned" Carpenter II Jury Center. This step was taken in recognition of Mr. Carpenter's lifelong advocacy of improvement in national and state administration of justice and his service to AJS. The goal of the Carpenter Jury Center is to improve the administration of justice in the United States by improving the functioning of the jury system. To this end, the center collects, organizes, and makes available to the public useful information about the jury system; reports on, and where necessary discovers, best practices for the jury system; promotes adoption and standardization of best practices relating to jury matters; and educates key constituencies about best practices.
Mecklenburg County goes above and beyond in treatment of prospective jurors Those called for jury duty in Mecklenburg County enjoy Wi-Fi, movies, popcorn, and more. It may be no coincidence that the county’s failure-to-appear rate is only 4 percent. Posted 8/6/2010 Click here to read more.Judicature Article Examines “The Online Juror” An article in the latest issue of Judicature explores the impact that technology is having and will continue to have on jurors and how evidence is presented to them. Posted 6/29/2010 To read this article, click here.New Report Explores Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection The Equal Justice Initiative has released a new report on jury selection in eight states. The report documents "shocking evidence of racial discrimination in jury selection in every state" and offers recommendations to remedy the problem. Posted 6/8/2010 Click here to read the report. |
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