19 Residents Are Selected in Lottery to Join 1989-90 County Grand Jury

Nineteen Orange County residents were selected in a lottery Wednesday to serve 1 year on the 1989-90 county grand jury, officials said.

Breaking with a 2-year trend, no member of the current jury was reappointed. A foreman or forewoman, according to Superior Court spokeswoman Patt Hill, has not yet been selected to lead the panel.

From the names in a large drum in the Santa Ana courtroom of Superior Court Judge Myron S. Brown, County Clerk Gary L. Granville randomly drew 19 slips of paper for the names of those who would be the members of the new jury. Those 19 were selected from the final group of 28 whose applications had been screened and who had been interviewed by a panel of 10 judges. The remaining nine will serve as alternates.

The new jury members are Helen R. Del-Imagine, 51, of Orange; Harold H. Jackson, 63, of Orange; Irvin T. Lathrop, 61, of Santa Ana; Carolyn G. Nestor, 49, of Santa Ana; Janice A. Stopher, 56, of Santa Ana; Joan L. Ayres, 54, Huntington Beach; Alvin B. Jordan, 67, of Huntington Beach; William J. Tater, 69, of Huntington Beach; Carol J. Duensing, 52, of Villa Park; Mary K. Glassman, 52, of El Toro; Earl C. Roget, 64, of Brea; Clarence Kaufman, 66, of Anaheim; Thomas L. Kirchner, 59, of Buena Park; Lorraine M. White, 61, of Anaheim; Vincent C. Cauley Jr., 66, of Laguna Niguel; Carol H. Griffith, 49, of Irvine; Beverly A. Jacobs, 44, of Irvine; Valerie L. Lee, 46, of Irvine , and Frank H. Spittle, 59, of Laguna Hills.

The jury is empowered to act as a watchdog over both county and local governments. The jury also has the power to review criminal cases and issue indictments and subpoenas. Other activities might include, for instance, the monitoring and writing of reports on such matters as water distribution in the county or the progress of construction at John Wayne Airport. Such recommendations are merely advisory, however.

Court officials said the original pool of applicants included 125 names.

The jury will take office July 5 after swearing-in ceremonies. Between now and then, the new jurors will prepare for their jobs by meeting with the departing panel, reviewing jury instruction manuals and going through court orientation sessions.

Hill said the jurors, many of whom are retired, generally will work 4 or 5 days a week and will receive stipends of $25 a day for their efforts.