§ 16-32-101. Selection pursuant to act required — Waiver

No person shall be summoned to serve as a grand or petit juror who has not been selected under the provisions of this act unless this requirement is waived by the parties.

§ 16-32-103. Master list

(a) During the month of November or December of each year, the prospective jurors for the following calendar year shall be selected from among the current list of registered voters of the applicable district or county in the following manner: (1) The circuit judge, in the presence of the circuit clerk, shall select at random […]

§ 16-32-104. Jury wheel or box

(a) (1) The names and last known addresses of the persons selected shall be placed, in the presence of the circuit judge and the circuit clerk, in a circular hollow wheel or a large box constructed of sturdy and durable material. In place of names and addresses, the court may cause cards or discs, numbered […]

§ 16-32-105. Drawing for petit jurors

(a) (1) After the names have been placed in the wheel or box and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the first jury trial in the year for which the prospective jurors have been selected, the circuit judge shall enter an order which shall be spread of record stating a time and place […]

§ 16-32-106. Summons of petit jurors

(a) The persons whose names have been selected under § 16-32-105 shall be summoned to appear on a date set by the court to answer questions concerning their qualifications and unless excused or disqualified, to serve the required number of days or for the maximum period during the calendar year for which selected unless sooner […]

§ 16-32-107. Excess number of jurors drawn and listed

(a) Whenever it shall appear that the names of more jurors have been drawn and listed in the jury book than are needed for jury service at the current or at any subsequent session of the court, the judge, if the jurors are present in court, shall designate the number of jurors required, the names […]

§ 16-32-108. Additional jurors

(a) (1) If at any time it appears that a sufficient number of qualified jurors are not available to try scheduled cases, additional names may be drawn and recorded in the jury book in open court or randomly selected by computer program described in § 16-32-103. These jurors shall be summoned as provided in § […]

§ 16-32-109. Selection upon challenge by litigant

(a) (1) A challenge to the use of the names selected by the circuit clerk and placed in the jury wheel or box for the drawing of trial panels from the jury wheel or box may be made only by a litigant in a particular case. (2) (A) If the trial judge sustains the challenge […]

§ 16-32-110. Electronic random selection

Beginning January 1, 1998, and thereafter, during every step in the procedure for the selection of grand jurors and petit jurors, electronic devices or mechanical devices shall be utilized to assure the random selection of all jury panels.

§ 16-32-111. Confidentiality of juror information — Definition

(a) As used in this section, “juror information” means: (1) An original or a copy of a list of potential jurors; (2) A list of potential jurors who were sworn and qualified; (3) Any response to a juror questionnaire; and (4) A list of an individual venire panel. (b) Upon application by any person and […]