§52-1-11. Excuses From Jury Service
(a) The court, upon request of a prospective juror or on its own initiative, shall determine on the basis of information provided on the juror qualification form or interview with the prospective juror or other competent evidence whether the prospective juror should be excused from jury service. The clerk shall enter this determination in the […]
§52-1-4. Jury Selection
Potential petit jurors shall be selected by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to the provisions of this article and under the supervision of the circuit court, or in circuits with more than one circuit judge, the chief judge of the circuit.
§52-1-5. Master List; Method for Compilation; Additional Freeholder List; Lists to Be Available to Public
(a) In each county, the clerk shall compile and maintain a master list of residents of the county from which prospective jurors are to be chosen. The master list shall be a list of individuals compiled from not less than two of the following source lists: (1) Persons who have filed a state personal income […]
§52-1-5a. Jury Qualification Form; Contents; Procedure for Use; Penalties
(a) Not less than twenty days before the date for which persons are to report for jury duty, the clerk may, if directed by the court, serve by first-class mail, upon each person listed on the master list, a juror qualification form accompanied by instructions necessary for its completion: Provided, That the clerk may, if […]
§52-1-6. Jury Wheel or Jury Box; Random Selection of Names From Master List for Jury Wheel or Jury Box
(a) At the direction of the circuit court, the clerk for each county shall maintain a jury wheel or jury box, into which shall be placed the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors taken from the master list. The choice of employing a jury wheel or jury box shall be at the discretion of […]
§52-1-1. Declaration of Policy
It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all citizens have the opportunity in accordance with this article to be considered for jury service and an obligation to […]
§52-1-2. Prohibition of Discrimination
A citizen may not be excluded from jury service on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status or being a qualified individual with a disability.
§52-1-3. Definitions
As used in this article: (1) "The court" means the circuit and magistrate courts of this state, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court;