Federal Jury Service: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session ... November 10, 1971U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 89 pages |
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1972 elections 26th amendment actual voters answer Chairman CELLER challenge citizens Committee complete information concerning CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY considered Department of Justice EMANUEL CELLER employee enactment fair cross section Federal courts Federal Jury Selection Federal jury service Fifth Circuit grand jury judge Judicial Conference juror in Federal juror qualification form jury duty jury panel Jury Selection Act jury system KIRKS legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS litigant master jury wheel McClory MIKVA minimum age qualification minority group names nonwhites Northern district percentage persons petit juries POFF problem prospective jurors prove discrimination qualification for serving qualified jury wheel question questionnaires race racial random selection refilling ROBERT MCCLORY sample Selection and Service selection procedure selection process serve as jurors Service Act Stat statistical statute subcommittee tion title 28 trial U.S. District Court United States Code vote voter lists voter registration lists witness Wood young
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Page 6 - [t]he Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury...
Page 3 - ... (1) He has been convicted in a State or Federal court of record of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and his civil rights have not been restored by pardon or amnesty. "(2) He is unable to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. "(3) He is incapable, by reason of mental or physical infirmities to render efficient jury service.
Page 4 - ... body truly representative of the community,' and not the organ of any special group or class. If that requirement is observed the officials charged with choosing federal jurors may exercise some discretion to the end that competent juries may be called.
Page 76 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.
Page 61 - The form also shall elicit the sworn statement that his responses are true to the best of his knowledge. Notarization shall not be required. The form shall contain words clearly informing the person that the furnishing of any information with respect to his...
Page 12 - HR 7800, insofar as it related to civil juries, has received the approval of the Committee on the Operation of the Jury System of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1971 Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 41. The conference itself at its March 1971 meeting endorsed "in principle" a reduction in the size of civil juries.
Page 7 - The American tradition of trial by jury, considered in connection with either criminal or civil proceedings, necessarily contemplates an impartial jury drawn from a cross-section of the community.
Page 64 - ... juror, is able to read, write, speak and understand the English language, has pending against him any charge for the commission of a State or Federal criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, or has been convicted in any State or Federal court of record of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and has not had his civil rights restored by pardon or amnesty.
Page 2 - The Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia', and for other purposes", approved April 1, 1942 (DC Code, sec. 11-772), are hereby repealed. This section shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment of this Act. Mr. DOWDY. The first witnesses are from the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Mr. Paul F. McArdle, president; and Mr. Alfred L. Scanlan, and Mr. Manual J. Davis. Will you come around together, identify yourselves for the reporter, and...
Page 85 - English language ; (4) is incapable, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, to render satisfactory jury service; or (5) has a charge pending against him for the commission of, or has been convicted in a State or Federal court of record of. a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and his civil rights have not been restored by pardon or amnesty.