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CourTools is a set of ten trial court performance measures developed by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to provide the court with a comprehensive understanding of court operations. Kent County Circuit Court has adopted these measures to examine the Court's performance. | |
Juror Utilization | Number of Kent County Residents Involved in Jury Selection Process
Measure 8: Effective Use of Jurors
Definition: Juror utilization is the rate at which prospective jurors are used at least once in a trial or voir dire.
Purpose: Effective Use of Jurors provides information on jury management practices so as to minimize the number of unused jurors who are selected for a trial. More specifically this measure addresses the problem of non-use of jurors due to settlements and pleas and the problem of calling in more jurors than are needed for the selections of a jury(s).