How to Prepare for the Civil Grand Jury
| After you apply or are recommended to serve on the San Mateo County Grand Jury, it is advisable that you do the following: | |||
| Make arrangements to get a copy of the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury Manual: Phone: (650) 363-4766 or FAX: 363-4698. Take your time and read it carefully and thoroughly. | |||
| If you have a computer, it is recommended that you go to the following web sites and in the space provided type: "What is a civil grand jury?" or "Civil Grand Jury". |
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| Contact former Grand Jurors you may know and ask questions on what they think you should do to prepare for this duty. | |||
| Brush up on your English grammar and punctuation skills. The comma is the most challenging punctuation mark for many writers. To provide you with information on how to properly use this punctuation mark, we highly recommend that you select www.google.com provided for you on this page. When the Google page opens, type COMMA RULES in the search bar, click "Go" to select Google Search bar. Everything you wanted to know about the comma will be availableto you. | |||
| Get permission from the San Mateo County Court Executive Secretary to visit the San Mateo Civil Grand Jury Library to review final reports submitted by sundry counties in California. Become familiar with the component elements of a final report, e.g. Introduction - Summary - Findings - Recommendations. | |||
| Review pages listed on this website under the heading: "Grand Jury Training" . | |||
| The following "Search Engines" available on the Internet will provide you with an abundance of information pertaining to Civil Grand Juries in California as well as San Mateo County. When the websites appear on your screen, be sure you enter "Civil Grand Jury" in the space provided. | |||
| www.webcrawler.com | www.excite.com | ||
| www.yahoo.com | alltheweb.com | ||
If you have any questions about this site, please contact grandjurors@co.sanmateo.ca.us