Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday endorsed an effort to allow people with criminal histories to serve on courtroom juries, arguing state law wrongly prohibits those who have paid their debt to society from performing “a fundamental civic duty.” “So tonight, I am publicly announcing my support for legislation that will restore the right to serve on juries to formerly incarcerated individuals in New Jersey,” Murphy said during a gala for the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. The Newark nonprofit has been urging state lawmakers for years to change the law, arguing it disproportionately affects…