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 | | Jurors who are required to remain at the court beyond the normal business closing hour for deliberation or for any other reason may be transported to their homes, or to temporary lodgings where such lodgings are ordered by the court, in a manner directed by the clerk and paid from funds authorized under this section. | | | The requisite fees and allowances shall be disbursed on the certificate of the clerk of court in accordance with the procedure established by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. | | | It is further the policy of the United States that all citizens shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit juries in the district courts of the United States, and shall have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose. |
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http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/28C121.txt
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| | Compensation by State |
| | The mileage and compensation of jurors must be paid by the state for jurors at sessions of the district court. | | | In all criminal cases in the justice court wherein the prosecution fails, the fees of jurors shall be paid by the county treasurer on order of the board of supervisors on certificate of the county attorney in all counties that have county attorneys, otherwise by the justice court judge. | | | A juror is entitled to paid mileage at the rate of 15¢ per mile for travel expenses from the juror’s residence to the place of holding court and return and to compensation at the rate of $10.00 for each day of required attendance at sessions of the court. |
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http://www.fija.org/state_juror_compensation_statutes.htm
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| | Superior Court of D.C. - Special Operations Division |
| | Superior Court petit jurors are paid a daily travel subsidy of $4; if selected for a trial, they receive an additional juror service fee of $30 for each day of the trial, if they are not paid by their employer while serving. | | | The fact that available jurors are present in the courthouse and are ready to serve on a trial and render a verdict may encourage parties to resolve a dispute. | | | The Jurors' Office, in conjunction with the Court's Child Care Center and Office of Court Interpreting Services, provides child care services for jurors while they are serving jury duty and sign language interpreting services and other accommodations for deaf and hearing impaired jurors. |
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http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/special_ops/jurors.jsp
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| | Jury Information - Western Missouri |
| | A petit juror's responsibility is to determine issues of fact "beyond a reasonable doubt" in civil and criminal cases and to reach a verdict in conjunction with those findings. | | | Jurors who live 75 miles or more from your requested reporting city, may travel to the court the evening before you are due to report and spend the night. | | | Your term of service depends on whether you are a petit juror or a grand juror, and where you have been summoned to serve. |
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http://www.mow.uscourts.gov/General_Information/juryinfo.htm
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| | Chapter 4 |
| | Jurors summoned pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be subject to the same challenges as other jurors, except challenges for nonresidence in the county of trial. | | | Jurors may receive the additional compensation and mileage allowance authorized by this subsection only if the governing body of the county or the city not within a county authorizes the additional compensation. | | | The juror or the juror's personal representative, may provide the court with documentation from a physician licensed to practice medicine verifying that a mental or physical condition renders the person unfit for jury service for a period of up to twenty-four months. |
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http://www.moga.state.mo.us/statutes/chapters/CHAP494.HTM
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| | Fourth Judicial District Court - Jury Administration Plan |
| | The Chief Judge may issue a bench warrant, to be served by the sheriff, ordering the prospective juror to appear before the court to show good cause for the failure to appear. | | | Grand or petit jurors are compensated for jury service at a rate determined by the Supreme Court for each day of required attendance, plus mileage for round-trip travel between their residence and the Hennepin County Government Center. | | | Any petit juror summoned according to this plan may ask, either orally or in writing, to be given a deferral. |
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http://www.courts.state.mn.us/districts/fourth/Jury/joadminplan.htm
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| | Grand Jury Report |
| | Grand juror forepersons and secretaries should be given additional instructions from the court as to their role and responsibilities. | | | In this regard, consideration should be given to including in the court's legal instructions that if during a presentation a grand juror realizes that he or she should not sit on that case, the grand juror should notify the prosecutor and request excusal from that case. | | | Indeed, sometimes grand jurors look to court officers and clerks for explanations that the law requires come only from the court or prosecutor, their "legal advisors." Surprisingly, one grand juror claimed that "there was never any general orientation or instruction, any. |
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http://www.courts.state.ny.us/press/old_keep/gjrr.shtml
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| | US District Court - Puerto Rico District |
| | Petit Jurors participate in criminal and civil trials and render a verdict after listening to the evidence and arguments by all parties, following a set of instructions given by the presiding judge. | | | Jurors who live over 90 miles from the court, one way, are eligible to stay at a hotel inside the San Juan area and be reimbursed, when serving as a juror during a specific trial. | | | All jurors are provided with a Notice to counsel and to the public regarding the protection of juror's employment. |
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http://www.prd.uscourts.gov/usdcpr/g_juryservice.htm
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| | Stephenson County Circuit Clerk and Court -> Jury Duty |
| | During the juror's service, judges, attorneys, and court staff shall make every effort to assure that the juror is treated with courtesy, respect and regard for their privacy. | | | It is possible that once a prospective juror is summoned, the case may be settled and the prospective juror will not have to serve. | | | The summons will instruct the prospective juror to appear before the Circuit Court of Stephenson County at the Courthouse in the City of Freeport, IL, and will also provide the date and time they are to serve. |
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http://www.co.stephenson.il.us/circuitclerk/jury.asp
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| | Petit Jury Guide |
| | Please be certain to state that you are a Federal juror to receive any lower government rate that may be available. | | | Be certain to state that you are a federal juror in order to obtain the best commercial rate. | | | Travel fees (mileage to and from the hotel/motel to the Courthouse) will not be paid to jurors who must stay overnight in a hotel. |
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http://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/Documents/Public/Jury/erpetgud.htm
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| | Circuit Court for Washington County |
| | Typically, at least twice the number of jurors needed are scheduled for a case, and from that number, the attorneys will select the actual jury — twelve persons in a criminal case, six in a civil case. | | | The petit jury hears evidence from all parties in a case and renders a verdict. | | | Both grand and petit jurors will receive, by mail, a summons to appear on the first day of the term. |
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http://www.courts.state.md.us/clerks/washington/juryinfo.html
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| | Jury Duty FAQ |
| | Petit jurors, on the other hand, determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant in criminal cases as well as determine the liability and damages of the parties in civil cases. | | | They are responsible for reviewing the testimony and evidence in the case to determine if there is sufficient information to indict (or charge) the accused. | | | Once you are checked in, you will view a brief video on your duties as a juror. |
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http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/circuit/jury_duty_faq/selection_faq.html
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| | Hudson Vicinage --Jury Information |
| | When assigned to a court, as a sworn juror on a trial, the juror’s attendance will be taken by court staff and will be transmitted to the Jury Management Office through the court’s computer system. | | | The call off service efficiently manages the number of jurors that are required to meet the needs of the Court for that day. | | | On the bottom portion of your jury summons are telephone numbers that you are instructed to call on the evening prior to service. |
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http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/hudson/jury/jurypetit.htm
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| | AMENDED PLAN FOR SELECTION OF JURORS |
| | The foregoing Plan of the United States District Court for the District of Utah for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors, as amended is hereby adopted by this Court. | | | A request for disclosure of juror names to the media or public may be made of the judge to whom the case is assigned. | | | The District of Utah has adopted the one-step juror summoning and qualification process whereby prospective jurors are summoned to serve and qualified for service through use of an official questionnaire form that combines into a single mailing the required elements of the summons and the qualification processes. |
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http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/documents/jury_plan.html
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| | Juror Information and Frequently Asked Questions |
| | Jurors are expected to dress in a manner reflective of the formality of the court proceedings. | | | Jurors will need to request the cash advance through the Clerk's Office and will need to sign a voucher in order to received the advance. | | | If a juror is in need of an advance for the motel/hotel room they should contact the Clerk's Office in Rapid City upon receipt of the letter to report for duty. |
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http://www.sdd.uscourts.gov/juryfaq.htm
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| | 78(R) HB 2923 - Introduced version - Bill Text |
| | The court or the court's designee as provided by this section may not excuse a prospective juror for an economic reason unless each party of record is present and approves the release of the juror for that reason. | | | (c) To receive reimbursement from the lengthy trial trust fund, a petit juror who qualifies under Subsection (a) or (b) must submit a request for reimbursement to the court in which the case for which the person served as a juror was tried. | | | ] except as provided by Subsection (b), is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 250,000 and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the three-year period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service. |
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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/HB02923I.HTM
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| | Random Selection of Jurors |
| | When there is an unanticipated shortage of available petit jurors drawn from the qualified jury wheel, the court may require the marshal to summon a sufficient number of petit jurors selected at random from the voter registration lists in a manner ordered by the court consistent with sections 1861 and 1862 of the Act. | | | When there is an unanticipated shortage of available grand jurors drawn from the qualified jury wheel(s), the court may require the marshal to summon a sufficient number of grand jurors selected at random from the voter registration lists in a manner ordered by the court consistent with sections 1861 and 1862 of the Act. | | | It is further the policy of this Court that all citizens shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit juries and shall have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose. |
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http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/selectp.htm
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| | Cobb County Superior Court - Cobb County Government |
| | By law jurors are permitted a maximum of one deferment. | | | Jurors have been rewarded by the benefits of many recent innovations at the Superior Court. | | | With this system, the juror is able to find out whether his/her request has been granted within a day. |
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http://www.cobbcounty.org/judicial/superior_admin/sca_jurorinfo.htm
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| | United States District Court - Northern District of Mississippi |
| | After the Court determines that you are qualified to serve, your name is entered into a pool and you may be randomly summoned either as a grand or petit juror. | | | A verdict in a civil case may be a finding for the plaintiff or the defendant. | | | In deference to the Court, please dress neatly. |
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http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/general/juror_faqs.htm
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| | Petit Juror 1921 |
| | The following is a list of the jurors selected for the October 1921 term of Circuit court: |
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/Juror1921.html
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| | (2) in the case of an attempted killing, or a case in which the offense was committed against a petit juror and in which a class A or B felony was charged, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, a fine under this title, or both; and | | | Influencing juror or witness as criminal contempt, see section 401 of this title. | | | Bribery of officers, jurors, or witnesses, see section 201 et seq. |
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http://trac.syr.edu/laws/18USC1503.html
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| | Petit Juror Information Guide |
| | Juror payments are issued twice per month (see payment schedule included with summons information). | | | Protection of a jurors employment is provided under 28 U.S.C. 1875 (a), "No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce any permanent employee by reason of such employee's jury service or attendance in connection with such service, in any court of the United States". | | | If you appear for jury duty service without calling for instructions you will not be authorized to collect any juror fees. |
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http://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/Documents/Public/Jury/jtpetitgud.htm
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| | Inq., 4 May 1878 P3 Carey, W.D., signed petition, improve roads, Vol.25 #35, Gonzales Inq., 2 Feb 1878 P3 Carey, W.D., Col., postal official in Lockhart, Vol.25 #51, Gonz. | | | Inq., 4 May 1878 P3 Beach, LeRoy L., signed petition, improve roads, Vol.25 #35, Gonzales Inq., 2 Feb 1878 P3 Bealey, Mr. | | | 4 Feb 1854 P2 Atkinson, W.M., signed petition, improve roads, Vol.25 #35, Gonzales Inq., 2 Feb 1878 P3 Atkinson, W.M., county attorney, Vol.25 #47, Gonz. |
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http://www.karnesec.net/gonzalesco/i1852-78.txt
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| | All the John Smiths Not Dead Yet! |
| | The clerk of the Court called over the names of twelve jurors, who were empannelled, among whom were two jurors who answered to that rare and romantic name—JOHN SMITH. | | | The following comedy of errors was enacted in a Court of Quarter Sessions in the West, a few weeks since. | | | Clerk : “ If the Court please, there is one juror wanting.” |
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http://writing2.richmond.edu/spirit/archive/alljohnsmiths.html
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| | Court Workload Statistics for 2003 |
| | Beginning March 2003, the juror compensation package was revised to include: | | | Juror fees are $5.00 for days 1-2; $7.50 for days 3, 4, and 5; | | | - ** Grand Juror mileage and fees are reported separately. |
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http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/stats/2003/stats_03.htm
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| | City of San Antonio Municipal Court Juror Qualifications |
| | has not served as a petit juror for six days during the preceding three months in a county court or during the preceding six months in a district court. | | | is qualified under the Constitution and laws to vote in the city in which the individual is to serve as juror; | | | is a citizen of this state and of the city in which one is to serve as a juror; |
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http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/court/qualifications.asp
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| | SUMMONS.HTML |
| | YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve as a juror in the trial courts for the State of Alaska, at Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska, on Thursday, March 13, 1997, at 8:45 a.m. | | | You will be a member of Petit Jury Number _______. |
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http://www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us/lawed/garthbarker/summons.html
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| | Court Workload Statistics for 1999 |
| | *Juror fees are $5.00 for days 1-2; $7.50 for days 3, 4, and 5; and $10.00 for day 6 and longer. | | | Coroner and Grand Jurors are paid $12.50 per day. |
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http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/stats/1999/stats_99.htm
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| | Adams County, Wisconsin Genealogy |
| | The following is a list of Grand and Petit Jurors drawn for the October term of the circuit court for this county by F. Wisner, Clerk of Circuit Court; A. Spencer, Deputy Clerk; W. Wright, Sheriff; Bela Tarbox, Deputy Sheriff and J. Harrison, Justice of the Peace. | | | Adams County Wisconsin Grand and Petit Jurors, September 1869 | | | From the Adams County Press, September 18, 1868 |
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adams6/jl1868.html
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| | Sixth Generation |
| | In Dec 1889, he served as a petit juror in Bossier Parish, Louisiana | | | In Jun 1884, he served as a petit juror in Bossier Parish, Louisiana | | | In Jun 1886, he served as a petit juror in Bossier Parish, Louisiana |
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http://www.karnesec.net/billwilson/urquhart/b275.htm
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