How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The 2013-14 Lake County Grand Jury is seeking additional alternates for the current year.
This year's group of grand jurors was sworn in on July 10.
When the grand jury year begins, it is with 19 sworn jurors who will serve from July 1 through June 30. They volunteer an average 15 to 20 hours a week, according to court officials.
There also are alternates, but they do not serve or attend meetings until there is an opening on the panel of 19.
During the year, the grand jury always see some attrition with the panel of 19, which court officials said is normal because sometimes issues come up with families or which dictate they need to devote their time elsewhere.
When the panel is reduced below the 19, alternates are needed to replace those empty seats.
Since this year's panel has been sworn in, however, there has been an unusual turnover with a number of jurors leaving the panel, the court reported.
Currently, there is a full panel of 19, but there are no alternates “waiting in the wings.”
Because it's a long time until next June 30 and the odds are good that more openings will occur on the grand jury, the court has begun recruiting again.
For more information, call the Lake County Superior Court at 707-263-2282, visit http://www.lake.courts.ca.gov or use the form below to apply.
