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Judiciary warns broad jury-exemption for school specialists would shrink pool; sponsor pledges refinement
Summary
At a public hearing on Bill 249-38 COR, Speaker Frank Blas Jr. proposed exempting certified specialists who provide direct services to students with specialized needs from jury duty; judiciary officials told the committee the draft is too broad and risks reducing Guam's already-limited juror pool, and both sides agreed to refine definitions during markup.
Speaker Frank Blas Jr. opened the committee discussion of Bill 249-38 COR, which would add a new subsection to Guam law to exempt certified specialists who provide direct services to students with specialized needs from jury duty. He framed the bill as an effort to weigh civic duty against the moral and operational need to maintain continuity of care for students who require daily, one-to-one support.
Danielle Rossetti, administrator of the courts for the Judiciary of Guam, testified that the bill as written would create a ‘‘very broad exemption’’…
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