A Cambria County judge showed up to court as usual Thursday, but she wasn't there to preside over any case. Instead she had to answer to a judge herself.

Judge Linda Fleming has been in the courtroom for numerous jury selections but she's never had the chance to be on the other side and potentially become part of a jury.

"I've been back in town since 1988 and I had never gotten summoned for jury duty before, so it was kind of shocking," said Fleming.

She said she never expected getting a jury summons, but when one came in the mail she said she knew she had to show up for selection.

"My point in being here and not asking to be excused is that no job is more important than any other job," said Fleming. "I preach all the time how important serving is, so I thought, what better way to put my money where my mouth is."

"She said, 'I want people to realize that we take it seriously for ourselves, as well as for them'," said President Judge Timothy Creany.

The jury is a crucial part of any trial and that's why Creany said the county plans to make some changes next year and make the jury pool more diverse.

"It's not going to only be those people who vote, but it's going to should include everyone in the county," said Creany. "Anyone who pays taxes, drive or receives benefits from the state, their names will be added to the pool and we'll draw from them."

Fleming said it would have been a great opportunity to be part of the other side during a trial, but on Thursday, she didn't get that chance.

"When we have juries who are deliberating we always think, 'oh it would be neat to be a fly on the wall'," said Fleming. "I actually could have been a juror and participated in the process so that certainly would have been interesting, but I'm not at all surprised I wasn't selected."

As part of the new jury selection process, Creany said the county plans to use a more efficient bar code system that will not only automatically assign jurors to specific panels, but will also keep track of all their information to speed up the payment process. The changes are expected to be implement at the beginning of 2013.