December
23, 2014
Highland
Community News
Volunteers for the 2015-2016 San Bernardino
County Civil Grand Jury are now being requested, announced Marsha G. Slough,
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. The recruiting period is open for those
citizens interested in serving. Successful applicants will serve as civil Grand
Jurors for the period beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016.
To be eligible for selection a person must be
at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of
California and the County of San Bernardino for at least one year prior to
appointment. Potential civil Grand Jurors are also required to possess
sufficient knowledge of the English language, be in possession of their natural
faculties, of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgment and of good character.
By law, elected public officials are not eligible.
Service as a civil Grand Juror involves an
average of three to five full working days per week. Compensation is $25 per
day plus meals and appropriate mileage. The regular civil Grand Jury meeting
place is located downtown San Bernardino.
The civil Grand Jury is charged by the
California Penal Code to investigate all aspects of county, city and special
district government, and possibly hear information on certain criminal
investigations. All communications to the civil Grand Jury are confidential and
the civil Grand Jury responds to all signed citizen complaints.
Interested applicants can complete the
application on-line at the Civil Grand Jury’s website at www.sbcounty.gov/grandjury.
Applications can also be obtained by calling (909) 387-3820, or can be picked
up in person at the San Bernardino Historic Courthouse, 351 North Arrowhead
Avenue, Room 200, San Bernardino, CA 92415, or request an application in
writing at the same address. Applications may also be available at the various
district court offices throughout the County.
Applications will be accepted through March
2, 2015.
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