2007-04-19 11:21:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
In California, they use both driving license information and voter registration roles to draw names to receive Jury Duty summons.
Once your name is drawn and you receive a summons, if you do not have a legitimate excuse from service, you are told to either report physically for service or to do call-in service. Most of California uses the "one day, one trial" service policy, which means that if you are called in and physically report to the court for jury service, after one day you are through if you are not put on a panel for a trial. If you are put on a panel for a trial, you serve for one trial and you're through.
If they call you into a courtroom to form a panel, they call the names by lottery. Each side (defense or prosecution for criminal trials, litigant and defendant for civil) has a certain number of "pre-emptory challenges" that they can use, where they can dismiss a potential juror without having to provide cause. They can also dismiss jurors for "cause." This is where they get rid of people who say that if someone is arrested, they must be guilty, or things like that.
Each side tries to seat a jury that they believe will favorably hear their case. They go by demographic information, questioning, and other issues. It can be very complicated.
2007-04-19 11:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by Karin C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're registered to vote, then you're in the pool to be picked for jury duty. Making it on a jury is another process all together.
2007-04-19 11:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by fonzarelli_1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They send out letters to people in the county or the courts jurisdiction and when they get there the lawyers question the people that were picked and if there is a conflict about something the prospective juror is let go.They get questioned about different things that sometimes are relevant and irrelevant.
2007-04-19 11:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone is picked for jury duty its the law
2007-04-19 11:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by dancin gurl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you live. Here in Canada, you receive a questionnaire that needs to be filled out. Once that is mailed in, should you be among the lucky people chosen, you then go for an interview. Once this is done, you are either selected, not selected, or chosen as an extra.
2007-04-19 11:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by Мəəĸά 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Computer randomly picks your name from a Voter Registration list- & mails you the news. It's all very automated- nowadays.
2007-04-19 11:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you get selected as part of the pool, then they ask questions and the lawyers get some go or no go votes and if you make it through all of that you get to sit on the jury.
2007-04-19 11:30:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most states it's like a lottery. Names are chosen from a list compiled from registered voters and DMV records.
2007-04-19 11:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In California I beleive they use a combination of the list of tax payers and drivers licenses.
2007-04-19 11:24:04 · answer #9 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Registered voters-randomly usually don't pick civil workers police,politician,and spouses
2007-04-19 11:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Joy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋