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Texas Government Code - Chapter 62 Petit JuriesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 62 Petit Juries Sponsored Links(a) The jury wheel must be reconstituted by using, as the source: (1) the names of all persons on the current voter registration lists from ... (a) The officials or their deputies who reconstitute the jury wheel shall write on a separate jury wheel card of uniform size and color the ... (a) The commissioners court shall provide a jury wheel in which to deposit the jury wheel cards. (b) The jury wheel must revolve freely on ... (a) The county clerk and the sheriff of the county shall draw the names of the prospective jurors for a county court from the jury ... (a) On written application of a party in a case that is pending on the docket of a justice, county, or district court for which ... (a) The county or district clerk or the clerk's deputy who draws the names of prospective jurors and the judge in whose presence the names ... (a) The justice of the peace or the county or district judge receiving an envelope containing a jury list shall inspect the envelope for proper ... (a) At the time that names are drawn for jury service and placed on a jury list, the jury wheel cards containing the names on ... (a) After jurors are impaneled and serve at least four days, the clerk or his deputy shall open the envelope containing the jury wheel cards ... (a) If all the jury wheel cards have been drawn from the jury wheel, jury wheel cards shall immediately be returned to the jury wheel. ... (a) On the recommendation of a majority of the district and criminal district judges of a county, the commissioners court, by order entered in its ... (a) A plan authorized under Section 62.011 for the selection of names of prospective jurors may allow for a prospective juror to appear in response ... (a) When a justice of the peace or a county or district judge requires a jury for a particular week, the judge, within a reasonable ... Prospective jurors may not be summoned to appear for jury service on the date of the general election for state and county officers. Added by ... (a) Except as provided by Section 62.014, the sheriff or constable, on receipt of a jury list from a county or district clerk, shall immediately ... (a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and maintain a model for a uniform written jury summons in this ... (a) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and maintain a questionnaire to accompany a written jury summons. (b) A ... (a) In a county with at least nine district courts, the district judges may direct that prospective jurors be summoned for jury service by the ... In addition to any criminal penalty prescribed by law, a person summoned for jury service who does not comply with the summons as required by ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1360, § 4 (a) A person summoned for jury service may request a ... Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 559, § 1 If a written summons for jury duty allows a person ... Except as provided by Section 62.0146, if a written summons for jury service sent by a sheriff, constable, or bailiff is undeliverable, the county or ... If a written summons for jury service sent by a sheriff, constable, or bailiff is returned with a notation from the United States Postal Service ... (a) On the day that jurors appear for jury service in a justice, county, or district court, the judge, if jury trials have been set, ... (a) In each county with at least three district or criminal district courts, the district judges shall meet and determine the approximate number of prospective ... (a) In a county with two district courts, the judges of the two courts may meet at a time fixed by them and determine the ... (a) In a county with only one district court and only one county court at law that has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in ... (a) The commissioners court of a county that uses an interchangeable general jury panel shall provide a comfortable place in or near the county courthouse ... (a) Except as provided by this section, the sheriff of a county that uses an interchangeable general jury panel shall assign one of his deputies ... (a) In district court, the judge may direct that not more than four jurors in addition to the regular jury be called and impaneled to ... In a county with a population of 1.5 million or more, a prospective juror removed from a jury panel for cause, by peremptory challenge or ... All individuals are competent petit jurors unless disqualified under this subchapter and are liable for jury service except as otherwise provided by this subchapter. Acts ... A person is disqualified to serve as a petit juror unless the person: (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) is a citizen ... (a) A court may suspend the qualification for jury service that requires a person to be able to read and write if it appears to ... Failure to register to vote does not disqualify a person from jury service. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 132, § 5, eff. Sept. ... (a) A person who is legally blind is not disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case solely because of his legal blindness ... (a) A deaf or hard of hearing person is not disqualified to serve as a juror solely because of hearing loss except as provided by ... A person is disqualified to serve as a petit juror in a particular case if he: (1) is a witness in the case; (2) is ... (a) A person qualified to serve as a petit juror may establish an exemption from jury service if the person: (1) is over 70 years ... (a) A person who is notified to appear for jury service may establish an exemption from the service under Section 62.106 without appearing in person ... (a) A person who is entitled to exemption from jury service because the person is over 70 years of age may establish a permanent exemption ... (a) The judge of a district court by order may permanently or for a specified period exempt from service as a juror in all the ... (a) Except as provided by this section, a court may hear any reasonable sworn excuse of a prospective juror, including any claim of an exemption ... A juror lawfully notified shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100 if he: (1) fails to attend court in obedience to ... (a) In this section: (1) "Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code. ... (a) The clerk of the court shall maintain a list of the name and address of each person who is excused or disqualified under this ... (a) The clerk of the court shall maintain a list containing the name and address of each person who is excused or disqualified under this ... The jury in a district court is composed of 12 persons, except that the parties may agree to try a particular case with fewer than ... (a) In a county in which the commissioners court has approved payment by the county for meals for jurors who are serving on a jury ... The jury in the county courts and in the justice courts is composed of six persons. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. ... (a) The county judge or a judge of a county court at law may order the drawing of names from the jury wheel if the ... (a) In addition to other methods of jury selection provided by this chapter, a justice of the peace may issue a writ commanding the sheriff ... (a) A county that uses interchangeable juries under Section 62.016 may summon a prospective juror to report directly to a justice court in the precinct ... To be eligible to serve on a jury of a municipal court, including a municipal court of record, a person must be resident of the ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |