Center for Jury Studies

 

Have you ever feared receiving a jury summons? Do you think others should participate, but not you?

Paula Hannaford-Agor, J.D., Director of the Center for Jury Studies, with the National Center for State Courts, believes jury service helps democracy. See if you agree.

 
 

Discussions of important civic duties almost always include two — voting and jury duty.

While a statistical blip might occur from time to time, the voting record of Americans in the past several decades pretty much stinks — from local races to those of national significance.