How counties can create more efficient courts and enhance the juror experience

[...]recently, Collin County, Texas, had antiquated jury management technology, and the workload required to manage it was becoming overwhelming. With this load, the request for jurors started to exceed the maximum capacity of the county’s central jury room, leading us to consider a costly infrastru...

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Published in:The American City & County 2021-10
Main Author: michellehavich
Format: Article
Language:eng
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Summary:[...]recently, Collin County, Texas, had antiquated jury management technology, and the workload required to manage it was becoming overwhelming. With this load, the request for jurors started to exceed the maximum capacity of the county’s central jury room, leading us to consider a costly infrastructure expansion. Because a physical expansion would require significant taxpayer funds, we had to come up with other ways to overcome our challenges. [...]the calendar system provides a centralized information hub for all day-to-day activities in the central jury room as well as individual calendars for county, district, and justice of the peace juror requests.
ISSN:0149-337X
2161-9123