Court officials in Florida’s 19th Judicial Circuit are warning people who ignore jury duty summonses that they could face fines and other legal consequences.
The circuit serves Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties. Officials say low response rates are making it harder to select juries and can delay court proceedings.
At a recent WPTV Let’s Hear It meetup in Okeechobee, Jerald D. Bryant, clerk of circuit court and comptroller, spoke with WPTV reporter Brooke Chau about the problem…