Population plays a huge part. Our annual population for the county is like 200,000. Our winter population is 500,000. And the age of the population. Everybody over 75 is exempt, over 10% of the population.
You are called for a panel. Each panel is for 6 months. The judges and DA estimate the pool need for each trial. I've had a lot of panels that I didn't even have to go to the courthouse. It's not so bad, except for making plans :)
Ahhh, just a question but how far do you live from the courthouse? Does that distance play a role in why it's 2 years? Or is it more about population?
Population plays a huge part. Our annual population for the county is like 200,000. Our winter population is 500,000. And the age of the population. Everybody over 75 is exempt, over 10% of the population.
You are called for a panel. Each panel is for 6 months. The judges and DA estimate the pool need for each trial. I've had a lot of panels that I didn't even have to go to the courthouse. It's not so bad, except for making plans :)
It's really interesting how internally diverse this country is. Beyond it's people but the variation of laws, etc. Fascinating...