Jury News (MontCourt News & Announcements)

General Division-Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

Court News & Announcements

11/04/09	AMENDMENT TO LOCAL RULE 2.03, COSTS
09/01/09	Evidence Destruction Notice
08/11/09	Request For Quotation, Transcription Services
06/06/09	Amendments to all local rules through June 08, 2009
06/05/09	AMENDMENT(S) TO LOCAL RULE 2.33
05/07/09	Amendments to local rules 1.33, 2.01, 2.03, 2.35 & 2.39
04/27/09	LAW DAY
04/20/09	E-Filing Administrative Rule, effective April 1, 2009
03/04/09	AMENDMENT TO LOCAL RULE 2.31
11/04/08	AMENDMENT(S) TO LOCAL RULE 1.19, 1.27, 1.29, 1.30, 2.03
10/08/08	Notice for destruction of Evidence
08/11/08	PROPOSED E-Filing ADMINISTRATIVE RULE
08/10/08	PROPOSED AMENDMENT(S) TO LOCAL RULE 1.19, 1.27, 1.29, 1.30
06/01/08	AMENDMENT(S) TO LOCAL RULE 2.01
05/19/08	Mortgage Foreclosure Help Resources
05/02/08	Law Day Dayton Daily News insert
03/06/08	New E-Filing webblog now available
01/23/08	Request For Quotation, Transcription Services
09/06/07	Local Rule Change
08/01/07	RFP for Electronic Filing System
05/22/07	Trial By Jury
05/10/07	Proposed Local Rule Change
05/10/07	Proposed Local Rule Change
05/06/07	Entrance Access during Construction
03/07/07	Proposed Local Rule Change
02/09/07	Local Rule Change
05/16/06	Electronic Filing Project Newsletter
03/07/06	Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Sponsors Law Day Essay Contest
06/01/05	Jury News
03/01/05	Pre-S.B. 80 Case Management Track
03/11/04	PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULES
02/12/04	HABITAT AWARD
11/14/03	NOTICE OF REVISED AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL RULES
11/04/03	GENERAL DIVISION WEB SITE RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
06/04/03	Division of Criminal Justice Services ACA / CAC Audits
04/30/03	Law Day 2003

Jury News

including Jury Duty Changes

Posted: 2005-06-01

Reduced Term Of Service
For many years those summoned for jury duty in the General Division were required to be on call for a period of three weeks. This proved to be a hardship and an unreasonable imposition. This involved a significant amount of clerical processing and paperwork. The term of service was changed from three weeks to three days or one trial.
More Accurate Jury List
The General Division uses the voter list to draw jurors. The court began using the National Change Of Address Database in 2004. This database is provided by the United States Postal Service and provides information on address changes. By removing people that have moved out of Montgomery County, the court has a more accurate list and the cost of undelivered summons is substantially reduced.

On-line Access to Transact Jury Business
Having large groups of jurors come to court for jury selection is only part of the work in operating an efficient jury system. The court needs to have accurate information in a timely manner. In the past, all inquiries, name corrections, requests for postponement and other requests were transacted by telephone or mail. Phone inquiries had to be done during regular business hours. Mail inquiries could be delayed for may reasons. The court has instituted a secure system so that jurors can do may of these tasks using a personal computer over the internet. Many people are choosing this option to interact with the court.

Juror Privacy
The court utilizes a questionnaire to expidite the jury selection process. There are items in this document that jurors view as personal information. After hearing from many jurors that they were uncomfortable with this information being disseminated, the court evaluated the questionnaire. The court made substantial changes that reduced the amount of information gathered and made available to the parties involved in jury selection.

National Survey Shows Support For Jury System
The American Bar Association conducted a survey in 2004 regarding citizen perceptions and attitudes toward jury service. Eighy-four percent of those polled agree that jury service is a vital civic responsibility. Fifty-eight percent of the respondents said that they look forward to the opportunity to serve on a jury. Among other findings were:
* Three out of four Americans do not consider jury service a burden to be avoided.
* Seventy-five percent of those surveyed would want a jury, rather than a judge, to decide their case if they were ever a participant in a trial.
* Those who had been called for jury service have a more positive view of jury duty than those who have not been called.

EXCELLENCE IN JURY MANAGEMENT AWARD
On April 28, 2005, the Ohio Jury Management Association selected the Judges of the General Division as receipients of its annual Award of Excellence. This honor was given as a recognition of the court's efforts that resulted in a reduced term of service, more diversity in jury panels, and improvement in the jury duty experience.

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