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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
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