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What is the name of the group of people who has been called for jury duty?
The jury pool is the group from which potential juror's names are taken and sent summons. Before and during voir dire, the potential jurors are often referred to as the jury pool again.
Do you have to be a citizens to serve on jury duty?
If you reside in a state where the juror pool is drawn from the Motor Vehicle records this could be a factor in your being summoned for jury duty. However in a state where the juror pool is taken from the pool of registered voters this would not occur. If you are drawn form the DMV records you can advise the court of your citizenship status and you MIGHT be excused -OR- if you reach the jury selection phase one of the attorneys on the case may "challenge" you off the jury pool furing Voire Dire.
Is jury a compound noun?
Yes, "jury" is a compound noun formed by combining the words "juror" and "panel" to refer to a group of people selected to hear and decide on a legal case in court.
Where do you get the people for the grand jury?
They come from the regular jury pool.
What is the name of the group who was called to jury duty?
The jury pool
Since 1968 the primary source for the jury pool has been what?
Since 1968, the primary source for the jury pool has been
Purpose of a jury pool?
A jury pool is a body of eligible jurors that can be tested by the attorneys for suitability for any particular trial.
What is a jury pool?
A jury pool is a group of people from which a legal system may draw to fill a jury. In most places, a jury pool is made up of citizens of a particular jurisdiction who are considered legal adults. Typically, people who have been convicted of committing serious crimes are excluded from a jurisdiction's jury pool. For example, individuals who have committed felonies are usually restricted from serving on juries. Essentially, a jury pool is a population of people who are eligible to serve on jury.
Is jury an adjective?
No, it is not. Jury is a group noun, a number of people. It is, however, used as a noun adjunct in terms such as jury duty and jury pool.
The group of people that both the grand jury and traverse juries are drawn from is called a?
jury pool
Are certain people not allowed to sit as a juror?
Some jurisdictions MAY limit jury service by excluding the mentally unsound, non-citizens, etc. But, because they are usually drawn from the general voter registration rolls or the DMV records, jurors are selected before trial by the attorneys for both sides in a process known as "Voir Dire." They can 'challenge' members of the jury pool and eliminate them for "good cause." There is no "right" to be selected to sit on a jury.
When was 'jury of your peers' established?
In the US there is no requirement that you are tried by a jury of your peers. The only requirement in that regard is that the jury pool (from which the petit jury is selected) be drawn from a fair cross section of the community.
