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Are you French-speaking or bilingual and eligible to be a juror? If so, B.C.'s court services invites you to put your name on its French-language jury list. All eligible B.C. voters are listed on the general jury list.

Adding your name to the French-language jury list is as simple as going to the website -www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/jury_duty/info/french-trials.htm - and choosing to move your name from the general jury list to the list for French-language trials.

Why It Matters:

Serving on a jury is a civic responsibility that is essential to our justice system. Many British Columbians may be unaware there is a juror list specifically for French-language trials. The website helps expand the pool of eligible bilingual individuals: www.justicebc.ca/en/cjis/you/juror/french-trials/index.html

Quick Facts:

  • Since 1990, Francophone people charged with a crime in B.C. have been entitled to be tried by a judge and jury who speak French.
  • As directed by the chief justice of B.C. Supreme Court, French-language jury trials are currently held in the New Westminster courthouse, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
  • The ministry is recruiting French-speaking British Columbians to add to the New Westminster list and to potentially make it possible to hold French-language jury trials elsewhere in B.C.

Learn More:

For more information about jury duty in B.C.: www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/jury_duty/index.htm

Media Contact:

Lori DeLuca
Ministry of Justice
Government Communications and Public Engagement
250 953-3196

La C.-B. lance un appel aux jurés francophones

VICTORIA -Parlez-vous français ou êtes-vous bilingue et apte à remplir les fonctions de juré? Si vous l'êtes, les services judiciaires la Colombie-Britannique vous invitent à vous inscrire sur sa liste de jurés francophones.

Tous les électeurs de la Colombie-Britannique qui sont aptes à remplir ces fonctions figurent sur la liste générale des jurés. Vous pouvez ajouter facilement votre nom sur la liste des jurés francophones. Il vous suffit de vous rendre dans le site Web http://www.justicebc.ca/en/cjis/you/juror/french-trials/index-fr.html et de faire transférer votre nom de la liste générale des jurés à celle utilisée pour former des jurys destinés à des procès en français.

Pourquoi c'est important :

La fonction de juré est une responsabilité civile qui est essentielle à notre système de justice. Bon nombre de Britanno-Colombiens ne savent peut-être pas qu'il existe une liste de jurés pour les procès en français. Le site Web permet d'élargir le bassin de personnes bilingues aptes à remplir les fonctions de juré : www.justicebc.ca/en/cjis/you/juror/french-trials/index.html

Quelques faits :

  • Depuis 1990, les francophones contre lesquels sont portées des accusations en C.-B. ont le droit d'être jugés par un juge et un jury qui parlent français.
  • Selon les directives du juge en chef de la Cour suprême de la C.-B., les procès avec jury francophone se déroulent actuellement au palais de justice de New Westminster, sauf indications contraires de la cour.
  • Le ministère est à la recherche de Britanno-Colombiens qui parlent français dans le but d'ajouter leur nom à la liste de jurés destinés à servir à New Westminster, et de tenir éventuellement des procès avec jury francophone à d'autres endroits de la province.

Pour en savoir plus :

Renseignements sur le service de juré en C.-B. : www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/jury_duty/index.htm

Renseignements pour les médias:

Lori DeLuca
Ministère de la Justice
Government Communications and Public Engagement
250 953-3196

https://news.gov.bc.ca/04997

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