Jury Duty

Court officials across the country say a low turnout of people summoned to jury duty is derailing plans to restart trials for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began

Los Angeles County residents were warned Friday about an email scam that threatens fines if they don’t appear in federal court for jury duty. The sender — JuryDuty@donotreply.gov — purports to be from Clerk of Court “Sherry Mason.”

Paying taxes in California could make you eligible for jury duty under a proposal backed by some prominent state lawmakers on Wednesday who worry the people deciding criminal and civil cases are “wealthier and whiter” than the population.