Washington Code 2.36.050 – Juries in courts of limited jurisdiction
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In courts of limited jurisdiction, juries shall be selected and impaneled in the same manner as in the superior courts, except that a court of limited jurisdiction shall use the master jury list developed by the superior court to select a jury panel. Jurors for the jury panel may be selected at random from the population of the area served by the court.
NOTES:
Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1988 c 188: See notes following RCW 2.36.010.
Severability—1980 c 162: See note following RCW 3.02.010.
Courts of limited jurisdiction: Chapter 3.02 RCW.
Terms Used In Washington Code 2.36.050
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.