We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Both the Justice of the Peace Court and the Blaine County District Court are housed in the Blaine County courthouse. County residents can be called for jury duty to trials at either of those courts plus for the Federal District Court in Great Falls. Occasionally Chinook or Harlem city courts could also have a need for jurors to hear a case.
Steve Edwards
BCJ News
Reporter's note: Last June I received a "notice of selection for jury panel" and a "questionnaire as to qualification for jury service" from the 17th Montana District Court. The letter told me I would be on a jury panel from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016-meaning I could be summoned to serve on a jury in state court during that year.
I was called this past April for jury duty to the Blaine County District Court. I was one of about 125 summoned, but wasn't selected for the questioning stage. I decided to learn more about the possible juries a Blaine County citizen cou...
