In brief

The Orange County Superior Court is seeking applicants to serve on the

county’s 2001-02 grand jury.

To qualify, applicants must be at least 18, be a U.S. citizen and an

Orange County resident for at least a year. They also may not serve on

any other governmental board or commission or hold public office during

the time they are serving on the jury.

Before being nominated, each qualifying applicant will be interviewed

by a Superior Court judge. Background investigations will also be

conducted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The 19 members of the grand jury serve for one year and are empowered

to investigate government operations. They also consider evidence for

possible indictments of persons for criminal felonies.

Jurors must commit to one year of service beginning July 2, 2001. Each

juror will be paid $25 a day and round-trip mileage.

Applications are available at the Jury Commissioner’s Office, Room

A100, at the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The application and related information are also available on the

Internet at o7 https://www.oc.ca.gov/superior/f7 or by calling the

Grand Jury Hotline at (714) 834-6747.