Litigation
Nov. 26, 2011
Jurors hard to find in down economy
When Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Maryanne Gilliard brings in 60 or 65 potential jurors for a criminal trial these days, sometimes as many as a dozen - 20 percent - beg off because they can't afford to miss work.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - When Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Maryanne Gilliard brings in 60 or 65 potential jurors for a criminal trial these days, sometimes as many as a dozen beg off because they can't afford to miss work.
A few years ago, before the economy soured, only half that number would claim financial hardship, Gilliard said.
Across the state, ordinary people's economic w...
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