Jury diversity and jury service discussed

– Photo by John Meiu


A forum about the importance of ethnically and racially diverse juries in the criminal justice system and the importance of jury service was recently conducted at the Lebanese American Heritage Club in Dearborn. Participating in the forum were (front row, left to right) U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade; Chief Federal Defender Miriam Siefer, Legal Aid & Defender Association Inc. Federal Defender Office; and U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood, Eastern District of Michigan; along with (back row, left to right) Assistant U.S. Attorney Abed Hammoud, forum moderator; U.S. District Court Chief Judge Gerald E. Rosen, Eastern District of Michigan; and Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News.
 

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