FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Linda Okun
PHONE: (626) 824-8927
April 29, 2004
Wall Street Journal
Letters to the Editor
Via Email: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
Dear Editor:
Re: “Courts try to make jury duty more
palatable,” April 29, 2004
The Wall Street Journal’s acknowledgement
of government incentives for jurors proves that serving on a jury
is a necessity for the system to thrive, as jurors play a vital
role in deciding the validity of the facts in a case (“Courts
try to make jury duty more palatable,” April 29, 2004).
Being respectful of juror’s time and needs
is a small price to pay to change the public’s disdainful
attitude toward jury duty and increase the nation’s dwindling
pool of jurors. Our justice system depends on citizens who answer
the call of jury service. There are typically millions of dollars
at stake and small or large businesses could fold based on their
decisions.
The more attractive jury service looks, the more
citizens will have a chance to be judged by a fair and representative
jury from the community.
Sincerely,
Linda K. Okun, Executive Director
Los Angeles Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
P.O. Box 262
Glendora, CA 91740
(626) 824-8927
For more information on these issues, please contact Los Angeles
CALA at (626) 824-8927 or maryann@maryannmaloney.com
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Linda Okun is the Executive Director of Citizens
against Lawsuit Abuse in Los Angeles, a nonprofit, grassroots
public education organization. Write to her c/o CALA at P.O. Box
262 - Glendora, CA 91740, or via email at maryann@maryannmaloney.com.
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