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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Jury Duty Week

 I was assigned the number 150.  

Last Friday after I 5pm and the called up numbers 1-75

Monday evening no additional jurors were needed.

Tuesday evening no additional jurors were needed.

Wednesday evening no additional jurors were needed.

Thursday evening no additional jurors were needed.


So Alaska State court in Anchorage this week only needed 75 jurors.  I remember in the past when a couple of hundred people (or so it seemed) gathered in the large jury room awaiting someone calling them to serve.  

Either there are a to fewer cases now, or at least this week, or they got smarter and just called the number they thought they'd need for Monday and let the rest of us stay home.  And that first 75 was all they needed.  That saves money for the court system (for one, they pay parking for jurors who bring their parking tickets from one particular lot.)  And with way fewer people to track at court, they can use the court personnel for other purposes.  

Being on a jury is an interesting experience and defendants deserve thoughtful attentive jurors.  But if I wasn't going to be in a courtroom, it's better to be told the night before not to come in at all.  

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