Christopher J. Esworthy This is Me

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1. 1. Man acquitted in murder held in theft of credit cards

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   Published on: 10/25/2006   Last Visited: 10/25/2006

   Barlow's murder trial likely remains the most expensive for Broome County taxpayers -- at least in modern times, Broome County Jury Commissioner Christopher J. Esworthy said.
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   "We haven't really had those kinds of expenses since sequestering was more common," Esworthy said.

2. 2. City Court drawing potential jurors from county

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   Published on: 1/23/2007   Last Visited: 1/23/2007

   If you have questions about your jury summons, call Broome County Jury Commissioner Christopher J. Esworthy at 778-2159.
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   Now, all residents of Broome, including the city, could be called as possible jurors in City Court trials, said Broome County Jury Commissioner Christopher J. Esworthy.
   
   The first City Court trial that will summon potential jurors from all of Broome is scheduled for Monday, Esworthy said.
   
   "The mix overall of potential jurors will be the same," Esworthy said.For instance, if you received a jury summons to report to Binghamton City Court, but you live in, say, the Town of Fenton, you must report to the city for jury duty.Don't assume it's a mistake, Esworthy said.
   
   The change also may result in Broome juries, which hear felony cases including murders, rapes, drug charges and robberies, being more racially diverse by making additional city residents available for county jury pools.
   
   The previous system may have made for fewer potential jurors from minority communities for trials on the county and state levels, especially when jury panels from city, county and state courts were being summoned for jury duty at the same time, Esworthy said.
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   Esworthy summons about 100 people as potential jurors for Broome County Court cases, where 12 jurors plus alternates are required for felony-level trials.Binghamton City Court trials require a panel of about 40 prospective jurors, from which six are chosen.The change will not cost more than the previous jury selection process, Esworthy said.
   
   The change in the way City Court jurors are selected does not apply to town and village courts, which will continue to select their potential jurors from residents of the municipalities, Esworthy said.

3. 3. pressconnects.com | 04/29/05 | News Story

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   Published on: 4/29/2005   Last Visited: 4/29/2005

   Esworthy gets Liberty Bell award
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   Thanks to Christopher J. Esworthy, the county's jury commissioner since 1999, prospective jurors can check their reporting status on a Web site or call Esworthy's office the night before they are to report to court to see if a trial is still on, bar association officials said.
   
   Prospective jurors also can fill out a qualification form online -- a program Esworthy piloted for New York and which the state jury system adopted.
   
   "There is certainly no one in the area who has done more for the jury system than Chris Esworthy," said Joseph B. Meagher, president of the Broome County Bar Association.
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   Esworthy, 43, will be honored Thursday at the bar association's annual Law Day celebration in Binghamton.
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   Esworthy developed a new jury summons system that offers more information and detailed instructions to jurors, bar association officials said.That system is used by Broome County Court and by town and village courts.
   
   Esworthy also instituted local Juror Appreciation Day.On Monday, prospective Broome County jurors will get certificates from state court judges and special keychains for reporting for jury service.
   
   "It's a way to say thanks," said Esworthy, who also pursues those who don't show up for jury duty by holding court hearings for scofflaws.
   
   Esworthy was Cortland County's jury commissioner from 1990-99.