First 18-Year Old to Serve on a Jury – Marjory Ann Owen
March 5, 1972
Marjory Ann Owen became the first 18-year-old in Lassen County, and perhaps the state, to serve on a jury.
Miss Owen, pictured above with Judge Scott Kirby, served on a jury Thursday which found Raymond Lee Morris of Medford, Org., innocent of a speeding violation.
The trial, held in Westwood – Honey Lake Judicial Court, was allowed to proceed with Miss Owens on the jury with the consent of both attorneys, after it was learned that she was 18.
The law allowing 18 year olds to serve on juries does not go into effect until March 4.
Miss Owen, a sophomore at Lassen College, was summoned for jury duty due to an oversight, according to the court.
