Abstract
In May 2006, the York County Office of Court Administration requested that the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) assess its jury management and utilization practices and make recommendations for improvement. The impetus for this request came from concerns both within the Office of Court Administration and from the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts that existing jury management practices make inefficient use of jurors, imposing excessive and unnecessary costs on the court and on the citizens who report for jury service. The York County Office of Court Administration also expressed concern that its jury pool may not adequately reflect a fair cross section of the community and requested that the NCSC provide recommendations about how to improve juror diversity.
This report describes current jury operations in the York County Court of Common Pleas, summarizes the findings of the NCSC assessment of juror utilization and representation, and makes recommendations to improve jury management practices to conform to contemporary standards of responsible juror utilization.
This abstract has been taken from the author's introduction.
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
10-2006
Publication Information
National Center for State Courts (2006)
Repository Citation
Hannaford-Agor, Paula, "York County Court of Common Pleas, Jury Utilization and Representation Assessment" (2006). Faculty Publications. 2408.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/facpubs/2408