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Board of Supervisors
of
Contra Costa County, State of California
In the matter of Proclaiming ) RESOLUTION NO. 2001/166
May 13-19,2001 as Juror Appreciation )
Week in Contra Costa County )
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of California
provide for trial by jury as an essential right of citizenship; and
WHEREAS,the right to a trial by jury is one of the core values of American citizenship; and
WHEREAS,the obligation and privilege to serve as a juror are as fundamental to our democracy as the right to
vote; and
WHEREAS,service by a cross section of local citizens as jurors is indispensable to the judicial system and in
particular to the justice in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS,a continuing and imperative goal for the courts,the bar,and civic organizations is to ensure that
jury selection and jury service are fair,effective,and not unduly burdensome on our community; and
WHEREAS,the legislature of the State of California has mandated that courts make jury service more
convenient by shortening the time a person is required to serve to one day or one trial on or before January 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS,the One-Day/One-Trial term of jury service was adopted in Contra Costa County in 1993, in the
interest of reducing the burden of jury service for citizens and employers of this community; and
WHEREAS,the California Legislature has declared that the second full week in May of each year shall be
proclaimed and celebrated as annual Juror Appreciation Week throughout the state.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors, together with the California
Legislature,the Superior Court of California,County of Contra Costa, the Judicial Council of California, the Jury
Education Management Forum,and trial courts statewide, are committed to the following goals:
♦ Encouraging all citizens to support the jury system and appear when summoned for service,thereby
fulfilling this most important civic responsibility shared by every member of a democracy;
♦ Applauding the efforts of jurors who fulfill this most important civic duty;
♦ Recognizing employers who fulfill their civic responsibility by supporting employees who are called upon
to serve as jurors;
♦ Promoting equal justice by ensuring that the responsibility of jury service is shared fairly among citizens
and that a fair cross section of the community is called for jury service; and
a Ensuring that all jurors are treated with the courtesy and respect due to a valued participant in the justice
process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County,does hereby
SUPPORT and PROCLAIM the week of May 13-19,2001,as Juror Appreciation Week in honor of the thousands of
citizens who support the jury system,thereby making the cherished right of trial by jury a reality.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this 24'day of April,2001.
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ABSENT
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors
affixed this 24"day of April,2001.
JOHN SWEETEN,County Administrator
and 949r of a r f u visors
By
Deputy Cler c