SJR46,1,42 Whereas, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has declared the month of September
32009 to be "Juror Appreciation Month" to celebrate the service of jurors in the state
4and draw attention to the critical need of jurors for the administration of justice; and

SJR46,1,95 Whereas, the foundations for our justice system call for a "jury of one's peers"
6to determine guilt or innocence, negligence, or loss of rights; from the Magna Carta
7of 1215, article 39 reads, "No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or disseized, or
8outlawed, or exiled, or in any way harmed — nor will we go upon or send upon him
9— save by lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land"; and

SJR46,1,1210 Whereas, jurors of all ages, races, orientations, and occupations have
11contributed to the establishment and service of justice by their participation in juries
12as called by the courts of this state; and

SJR46,1,1513 Whereas, in the past year in Wisconsin, an estimated 44,394 people reported
14to a Wisconsin courthouse for jury duty, and more than 22,623 of them served as
15jurors in one of more than 2,401 trials; and

SJR46,2,2

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1Whereas, without jurors the justice system could not uphold the law, provide
2judgment, require restitution, nor provide for restoration; now, therefore, be it