Loudoun County News Wrote:
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> Circuit Court Clerk Asks Citizens to Look for
> Juror Questionnaires
>
http://www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=3862
>
> Gary M. Clemens, Clerk of the Circuit Court, has a
> unique summons for approximately 40,000 citizens
> in Loudoun County. Clemens asks residents to
> check their mailboxes as the Supreme Court of
> Virginia is mailing juror questionnaires to about
> 40,000 citizens chosen at random. Each year, the
> Supreme Court of Virginia mails out questionnaires
> for the Circuit Courts in Virginia, marking the
> beginning of the jury trial process.
>
> While recipients of the juror questionnaire have
> two options for completing it, Clemens requests
> citizens complete the questionnaire online by
> going to the county website at
> www.loudoun.gov/jury and use the link “Loudoun
> County Juror Questionnaire” to access the online
> system. The website provides a secure connection
> to ensure the privacy of the information being
> submitted.
>
> “The online completion of the questionnaire
> saves the county time and money because it is more
> efficient to use technology to capture critical
> information,” said Clemens. Using the website
> is faster than completing the paperwork by hand
> and it saves citizens postage costs to return the
> questionnaire. Anyone who experiences difficulty
> using the website can contact the jury management
> office at 703-777-0677 for assistance.
>
> Citizens who receive the questionnaire are
> expected to complete the document within two
> weeks. Once the questionnaires are processed, the
> jury management department creates a list of
> prospective jurors based upon the responses in the
> questionnaires. In the fall, jury commissioners
> will be impaneled to certify those individuals who
> are qualified to serve as jurors.
>
> The jury management office will use the certified
> list of qualified jurors to issue jury summonses
> for the 2012 term of jury trials. Citizens who
> receive a summons in 2012 will be required to
> report for jury duty on the prescribed day of jury
> service unless they have been released from
> service.
>
> “The Clerk’s Office and the Circuit Court
> appreciate the cooperation of the citizens who
> receive questionnaires by promptly completing
> them,” said Clemens. “The timely participation
> of those who receive the questionnaires is
> beneficial to the efficiency of the jury
> management office and it helps the court system
> provide the constitutional guarantee of a jury
> trial to criminal and civil litigants.”
>
> More information about jury duty and the juror
> questionnaires is online at www.loudoun.gov/jury.
> To find out more about the services offered by the
> Clerk of the Circuit Court, please visit
> www.loudoun.gov/clerk.
>
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>
> Contact: Gary M. Clemens, Clerk of the Circuit
> Court, 703-777-0270
>
> Loudoun County Government
> P.O. Box 7000 • Leesburg VA 20177
> 703-777-0100