Smaller Grand Juries Urged; D.C. Watchdog Group Also Calls for Shorter Terms The Washington Post | July 20, 2001| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

A civic watchdog group yesterday called for changing the way that grand juries in the District do business, saying that a two-year study showed that the same large volume of work could get done with fewer grand jurors and much shorter terms of duty.

The Council for Court Excellence, a nonprofit group that has done numerous studies of the D.C. court system, concluded that grand juries could operate effectively with 15 members, instead of the current 23. That would relieve some of the burden placed on D.C. residents, many of whom are called repeatedly for jury service, advocates said.

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