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Declaration of Principles for Jury Service
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A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES FOR JURY SERVICE SHOULD BE POSTED IN EACH COURT FACILITY AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE JURY’S ROLE IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND TO ENSURE THAT JURORS ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT.
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Vital Role
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Too often citizens called to jury duty are viewed as a cog in the machinery of the court’s jury administration process. However, without citizens to fulfill the vital role of juror, the judicial system would grind to a halt. Prospective jurors are required to put their lives on hold while they perform this civic duty, often involving considerable inconvenience to themselves, their employers, and their families. Jurors should be treated with the respect that their important role in our system of justice deserves.
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Declaration of
Principles
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Declaration of Principles
Citizens called to jury service should be:
- Fairly compensated for their service.
- Treated with courtesy, respect, and consideration.
- Free from discrimination.
- Entitled to have their privacy interests carefully considered.
- Provided with comfortable and convenient facilities, with particular attention to jurors with special needs.
- Kept fully informed of trial schedules.
- Informed of the trial process and of the applicable law in plain and clear language.
- Able to take notes during trial, ask questions, and have them answered as permitted by law.
- Entitled to have questions and requests that arise or are made during deliberations fully answered and met as allowed by law.
- Offered appropriate assistance from the court when they experience serious anxieties or stress as a result of jury service.
- Able to express concerns, complaints, and recommendations to court authorities.
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References:
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on More Effective Use of Juries, Jurors: The Power of 12, pp. 130-132 (Promulgate a Proposed Bill of Rights for Arizona Jurors).
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