West Virginia Code 52-1-9 – Assignment of jurors to jury panels; drawing of additional jurors upon shortage of qualified jurors
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(a) The jurors drawn for jury service shall be assigned at random by the clerk to each jury panel in a manner prescribed by the court.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 52-1-9
- Clerk: means clerk of the circuit court and includes any deputy circuit clerk. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- court: means the circuit and magistrate courts of this state, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- Jury box: means any physical, nonelectronic device in which are placed names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors taken from the master list and from which names are drawn at random for jury panels. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
- Jury wheel: means any electronic system in which are placed names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors taken from the master list and from which names are drawn at random for jury panels. See West Virginia Code 52-1-3
(b) If there is an unanticipated shortage of available petit jurors drawn from the jury wheel or jury box the court may require the sheriff to summon a sufficient number of petit jurors selected at random by the clerk from the jury wheel or jury box in a manner prescribed by the circuit court.