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Litigation

Jul. 10, 2009

Informed Citizens

Our process should be set up so that jurors leave jury duty with an increased understanding of the judicial system, writes H. Thomas Wells Jr.

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SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL l FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009 l PAGE

By H. Thomas Wells Jr.

Americans have the power to exercise one of our nation's paramount democratic responsibilities. They can serve on a jury.

A Harris Poll commissioned by the American Bar Association revealed that the majority of the people surveyed agree that jury duty is an important civic responsibility. It remains crucial to the function of our democracy ...

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