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OJC Poster: Jurors of Color

An online text version of the Jurors of Color poster

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Did you know... Jury Service in the Commonwealth: An Ongoing Series

Jurors of Color: Massachusetts was first in the nation

  • The first people of color to sit on a jury in The United States were two barbers from Worcester. They served in 1860.
  • Francis Clough was born in Worcester. William Jenkins had escaped slavery in Virginia and lived in Worcester.
  • Slavery had been abolished in The Commonwealth in 1783.
  • Judge George Lewis Ruffin of Boston was the first black judge in America (appointed 1883).

Contact   for OJC Poster: Jurors of Color

Online

Email Office of Jury Commissioner at jurorhelp@jud.state.ma.us

Phone

Juror helpline (toll-free in Massachusetts) Call Office of Jury Commissioner, Juror helpline (toll-free in Massachusetts) at (800) 843-5879 (THE-JURY)

Monday-Friday 9 am - 4:30 pm

Delinquent jurors Call Office of Jury Commissioner, Delinquent jurors at (877) 966-7469
From outside Massachusetts Call Office of Jury Commissioner, From outside Massachusetts at (617) 338-6409

Fax

(617) 422-5869

Address

Street Address
560 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118
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Mailing Address
560 Harrison Ave., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02118
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