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Nicole Ziccarelli was excused from jury duty after not showing up Monday morning at the Westmoreland County courthouse, according to Nancy Murtland, jury board clerk.
Ziccarelli, a lawyer from New Kensington, is a Republican candidate for county district attorney. She was one of 160 prospective jurors summoned to appear the first day of the March criminal term. Murtland said Wednesday that Ziccarelli was rescheduled and then excused.
Ziccarelli told the Tribune-Review that her absence was a scheduling mistake and she called county officials once she realized the situation. She is seeking to oust six-term incumbent District Attorney John Peck, a Democrat, in the fall. Both candidates are unopposed in their party primaries in May.
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Nicole Ziccarelli, a candidate for Westmoreland County District Attorney, was a no-show Monday morning for jury duty at the courthouse.
Court officials confirmed Ziccarelli, a lawyer from New Kensington, was one of 160 prospective jurors summoned to appear the first day of the March criminal trial term.
Ziccarelli, a Republican, is seeking to oust six-term incumbent District Attorney John Peck, a Democrat, in the fall. Both Ziccarelli and Peck are unopposed in their party primaries in May.
Ziccarelli said her failure to appear for jury duty was nothing more than an honest mistake.