§ 22101 Definitions
§ 22102 Declaration of Policy
§ 22103 Prohibition of Discrimination
§ 22104 Right to Jury Trial
§ 22105 Grounds of Disqualification
§ 22106 Disqualification by Interest
§ 22107 Exempt When
§ 22108 Excused When, for Cause
§ 22109 Fees
§ 22110 Jury Trust Fund
§ 22111 Appointed Counsel Trust Fund
§ 22112 Master list
§ 22113 Master Jury Wheel
§ 22114 Juror Qualification Form
§ 22115 Qualified Jury Wheel
§ 22116 Selection and Summoning of Jury Panels
§ 22117 Requests for Exemption or Excuse
§ 22118 Jurors Disqualified, Exempted, or Excused
§ 22119 Challenging Compliance with Selection Procedures
§ 22120 Challenges
§ 22121 Preservation of Records
§ 22122 Protection of Jurors\’ Employment
§ 22123 Use of Electronic or Electro-Mechanical Devices oor Drawing\r\nGrand and Petit Juries
§ 22124 Continuation of Law
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 7 > Chapter 22 - Trial by Jury

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."