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Court Aide Punished for Friending Juror

Facebook, Twitter poses new challenges for law, official says

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(Newser) – A Philadelphia court officer has been suspended for trying to “friend” a female juror on Facebook. The 25-year court veteran defied the rules by contacting her, an administrator tells the Inquirer. The aide is back on the job after 10 days off, but has been moved away from contact with jurors and told he’ll be fired if it happens again.

“He asked to be her friend. She initially said no, and I believe she subsequently said yes,” says a court administrator who adds that the juror reported the contact. “Whether she said yes or no, it’s inappropriate for a court officer to be doing that.”

This screen shot taken from facebook.com shows a random profile. A Philly court official was suspended after he tried to friend a juror online.
This screen shot taken from facebook.com shows a random profile. A Philly court official was suspended after he tried to friend a juror online.   (AP Photo/facebook.com)
Social networking is posing new challenge in the courtroom, an administrator says.
Social networking is posing new challenge in the courtroom, an administrator says.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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The technology between Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, it's raising some new challenges in court management. - David C. Lawrence, a court administrator

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