District of Columbia Statutes
§ 11-1901 — Declaration of policy.
District of Columbia § 11-1901
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 11Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
Ch. 19Juries and Jurors.
This text of District of Columbia § 11-1901 (Declaration of policy.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
D.C. Code § 11-1901 (2026).
Text
A jury selection system is hereby established for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. All litigants entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the residents of the District of Columbia. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, all qualified individuals shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit juries in the District of Columbia and shall be obligated to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Galloway v. Superior Court of the District of Columbia
816 F. Supp. 12 (District of Columbia, 1993)
Baxter v. United States
640 A.2d 714 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1994)
Kingsbury v. United States
520 A.2d 686 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1987)
Gause v. United States
959 A.2d 671 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2008)
Azariah Israel & Ronald Marquet Cheadle v. United States
109 A.3d 594 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2014)
Brown v. United States
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2025)
United States v. Kelly
(District of Columbia, 2023)
Legislative History
Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3635, Pub. L. 99-650, § 2
Nearby Sections
15
§ 11-101
Judicial power.§ 11-1101
Jurisdiction of the Family Court.§ 11-1104
Administration.§ 11-1106
Reports to Congress.§ 11-1201
Exclusive jurisdiction.§ 11-1202
Abolition of other remedies.§ 11-1203
Rules and regulations.§ 11-1301
Continuation of Branch.§ 11-1302
Sessions.§ 11-1322
Arbitration and conciliation.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 11-1901, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/11-1901.