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Welcome to the National Jury Center
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Welcome to the Edmund N. "Ned"
Carpenter II Jury
Center |
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.
Jury Trials Introduced in Country of Georgia On October 1, Georgia became the first country in the South Caucasus to use jury trials in some criminal cases. The move was motivated by a desire to increase public confidence in the judiciary. Posted 10/11/2010 Click here to read more.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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This five-minute video conveys the history and essence of the mission & work of AJS. View video. |
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