January 3, 2005

ABA Set to Recommend More Juror Privacy

The American Bar Association (ABA) is set to make recommendations to courts on methods of ensuring greater juror privacy, which include placing limits on what lawyers can ask during pre-trail screening. The recommendations follow an increase in the number of high profile cases, which may have had a chilling effect on the willingness of citizens to participate in the process. The ABA is scheduled to vote on the recommendations in February 2005.

Changes proposed to ensure jurors' privacy, quality of service, KPLCTV, December 9, 2004