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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.
The Costs of Juries Like other branches of government, courts across the country are looking for ways to cut costs. One area of focus is jury operations. Courts are taking or at least considering steps such as reducing juror fees, suspending jury trials, reducing the size of juries, and eliminating juror amenities. But, as an editorial in the November-December issue of Judicature, the journal of the American Judicature Society, points out, most of these measures are actually a cost-shifting rather than a cost-reducing strategy. Posted 12/21/2009 To view the editorial, click here.Graphic Novel Looks at Jury Duty The third graphic novel in the “Justice Case Files" series from the National Center for State Courts is “The Case of Jury Duty.” Through the story of an 18-year-old’s jury service, readers learn how meaningful jury service is to the citizens who serve, how the jury system is a source of accountability for courts, and how our society benefits from the right to a jury of our peers. Posted 12/1/2009 New Video Offers Civics Refresher for Prospective Jurors The Martin County Bar Association and the Florida Bar Foundation have produced a thirteen-minute video on the importance of a fair, impartial, and independent judiciary and the role of the separation of powers in our government. The video offers a refresher course in civics and is shown throughout the state to prospective jurors who report for jury service. The video was developed with assistance from Indian River Community College. Posted 10/8/2008 Click here to view the video. |
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