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Feb
7
Do not skip jury duty
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It’s a fundamental component of our legal system — a jury of our peers to make decisions concerning the facts of a case.
Every so often, someone will try to skip this duty for whatever reason. If many people did this, the system would break down.
Do not do skip jury in Lake County, Indiana, or anywhere else for that matter.
Above the Law reports that a Lake Superior Court judge recently punished a man who failed to return to jury duty after lunch by making him carry a sign that read “I failed to appear for jury duty.”
Jan
29
Cameras coming to three Lake County civil courtrooms
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Cameras could broadcast time-delayed trials from three Lake County, Indiana civil courtrooms, reports the Indianapolis Star.
The Lake County trials would be shown on the Northwest Indiana Times website.
Lake County Circuit Court Judge George Paras and Lake Superior Court Judges Calvin Hawkins and John Pera will have the cameras in their courts, according to news reports. The judges will control the cameras and can entertain objections, reports The Times. The broadcasts will be on a two-hour delay to allow time to redact sensitive information, if necessary.
