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Sunday, December 09, 2007

Ind. Courts - "Judge's name pops up in expanded jury pool"

From a brief story today by Sophia Voravong in the Lafayette Journal Courier:

A Tippecanoe County judge will attend a trial this week -- but as a potential juror.

Judge Michael Morrissey of Tippecanoe Superior Court 6, who mostly hears traffic-related cases including infractions and drunken driving, is scheduled to report for jury duty Thursday morning in Tippecanoe Superior Court 2.

And he's thrilled.

"I've always wanted an opportunity to serve on a jury. I truly think it would be interesting and fun," Morrissey said. "Everyone should fulfill their civic duty. I'm no exception."

One wonders that this doesn't happen much more often. Perhaps it does, and is not considered newsworthy.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 9, 2007 09:18 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts