Courts look to increase juror participation 

By Denise M. Champagne
Posted: 5:00 pm Thu, February 2, 2012

An outreach plan is being implemented by courts in the Seventh Judicial District to increase participation in the jury system, particularly in Monroe County communities with lower response rates to juror questionnaires and summonses. Meetings will be scheduled within the next six weeks with the county’s African-American community leaders and others to develop strategies for increasing ...