What procedures are being used in courts that utilize one-day/one-trial?
The court calls prospective jurors to serve for a period of only one day. If selected as a juror on that day, the person serves until the case is completed. If not selected, the prospective juror is considered to have fulfilled the obligation of service until called again generally many years later. Some courts require prospective jurors to be available that is, to call in and see whether they must report for jury service for several days or weeks. Once the person has been summoned for jury service, however, his or her obligation ends at the completion of one day or one trial. Some courts consider persons who are available, but are not asked to report, to have completed their obligation. The practice was first used in Houston ( Harris County ), Texas in 1972, and has spread across the country.
