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AB 387 approved by Judiciary committee to exempt probation officers from criminal jury selection
Summary
The committee voted to advance AB 387, which would remove probation officers from criminal jury selection pools; supporters said the exemption saves court and probation resources, while the Judicial Council opposed the categorical exemption for jury pools.
AB 387, as amended to apply only to criminal trials, passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee after a hearing where probation department leaders, unions and other supporters argued that probation officers— routine role in the justice system disrupts court operations and that dismissals from jury pools are common. The Judicial Council urged opposition, arguing categorical exemptions shrink juror pools and make representative juries harder to assemble.
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