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While Jury Duty Is Suspended For Weeks, Some Court Proceedings Still Must Go On
Posted on · Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess explains how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the legal system.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2811: Jury Duty
Posted on · Episode: 2811 Jury Duty: deciding the size of the jury pool. Today, jury duty.
News
Harris County Has 2.6 Million Potential Jurors
Posted on · District Clerk Chris Daniel presents the county’s new jury wheel
News
Jury Duty Resumes In Harris County
Posted on · Jury duty had been cancelled since floodwaters damaged the Criminal Justice Center and jury assembly building
Politics
Harris County Delays Hundreds Of Trials Due To Harvey Damage
Posted on · The Criminal Justice Center suffered extensive flood damage. Trials are being postponed, until new jury facilities can be set up and potential jurors notified where to go when summoned. That’s expected to take more than a month.
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If It Sounds Suspicious, Harris County Officials Say That Phone Call Is Probably Fake
Posted on · It’s an old scam that’s been going on for years. Harris County is warning people not to become a victim.
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Harris County Expands Its Jury Pool
Posted on · The district clerk rolled a new method to select jurors. The idea is to expand the pool the courts can choose from.
News
Scam Claims You Owe Fine For Missing Jury Duty
Posted on · Dozens of people in the Houston area have fallen victim
Houston Matters
Texas’ First Woman Juror Was in Harris Co. in 1954 — So Why Did it Take So Long?
Posted on · A lot changes in the world over 60 years. Take juries. Until the 1950s in Texas, juries were made up of only white men. Women were barred from serving on juries until 1954. African-Americans couldn’t serve on juries until even later in the 50s. As we note the 60th anniversary of women first serving on juries, we […]
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Harris County Warns Of Jury Duty Scam
Posted on · Scammers try to convince people to pay fines for missing jury duty.