28 U.S.C. § 1861 — Declaration of policy
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 96 words · no verdicts yet
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It is the policy of the United States that all litigants in Federal courts entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the community in the district* or division wherein the court convenes. 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.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 85–315, part V, § 152, Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 90–274, § 101, Mar. 27, 1968, 82 Stat. 54.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 951
- 1957Amended · Pub. L. 85-315 · 71 Stat. 638
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-274 · 82 Stat. 54
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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