Photo Credit to Pavel Danilyuk on pexels.com This is the final part in a three-part series of my recent jury duty experience. For those interested, here are the first two parts: After an afternoon …| Pete Springer
A state district court judge has rejected a plea deal that could have seen a former Colstrip High School teacher accused of multiple felonies for having repeated sexual contact with a 15-year-old student avoid prison time altogether. Last month, Rosebud County District Court Judge Rennie Wittman told William Eugene Schuman-Kline that she was going to […]| Daily Montanan
This is the second part in a three-part series of my recent jury duty experience. For those interested, here is part one: https://petespringerauthor.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/doing-my-civic-duty-part-1/ The following morning, the jury pool members met in the hallway outside our assigned courtroom. We wore badges showing that we were on jury duty. The judge had instructed us to be … Continue reading Doing My Civic Duty (Part 2)| Pete Springer
Artificial intelligence is coming for the law. Are we ready for robots to become judge and jury?| www.abc.net.au
By Liv Smith, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Gettysburg College hosted a judicial candidate forum featuring the two candidates running for the Adams County Court of Common Pleas. The elected candidate will run for a 10-year term. The event was hosted by Gettysburg College’s Public Policy Department, and co-hosted by the Eisenhower Institute, Political […]| The Gettysburgian.
As someone who believes that we should all participate in civic-minded activities, such as community service, voting, and jury duty, I take an active role. When I walked into the kitchen two months ago, I recognized the familiar notice on the counter. Again? Hadn’t I just received my last jury summons? I checked my calendar … Continue reading Doing My Civic Duty (Part 1)| Pete Springer
#keepitalive How often in your life have you judged someone, perhaps not even realizing what you were doing? I think we all may be guilty of judging others without full information or even the righ…| The Write Scribe