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Mock jury selection planned for local high school students on April 8

Pawnee County Board of Commissioners · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Chief Judge Bruce Gatterman told commissioners that a mock jury selection for about 50–60 high school students from Larned, Pawnee Heights and Otis-Bison is scheduled for April 8, 2026, with Ness City hosting a separate event.

Judge Bruce Gatterman, chief judge of the 24th Judicial District, notified the board that a mock jury selection exercise will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2026, for approximately 50 to 60 students from Larned, Pawnee Heights and Otis-Bison high schools. He said Ness City will host a separate mock jury selection for students there as well.

The judge and commissioners also discussed trustee-dollar distributions back to counties and the frequency of future disbursements, with options including an initial distribution followed by periodic (for example, five-year) subsequent distributions; no final decision on distribution timing was recorded in the minutes.