Massachusetts § 3 Juror service

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 3 — Juror service

Massachusetts § 3

Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES

Title IIACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS THEREIN

Ch. 234AOFFICE OF JURY COMMISSIONER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, § 3 (2026).

Text

[ Text of section effective until September 12, 2024.  For text effective September 12, 2024, see below.]Section 3. Juror service in the participating counties shall be a duty which every person who qualifies under this chapter shall perform when selected.  All persons selected for juror service on grand and trial juries shall be selected at random from the population of the judicial district in which they reside.  All persons shall have equal opportunity to be considered for juror service.  All persons shall serve as jurors when selected and summoned for that purpose except as hereinafter provided.  No person shall be exempted or excluded from serving as a grand or trial juror because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or occupation.  Physically handicapped p

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[ Text of section effective until September 12, 2024. For text effective September 12, 2024, see below.]Section 3. Juror service in the participating counties shall be a duty which every person who qualifies under this chapter shall perform when selected. All persons selected for juror service on grand and trial juries shall be selected at random from the population of the judicial district in which they reside. All persons shall have equal opportunity to be considered for juror service. All persons shall serve as jurors when selected and summoned for that purpose except as hereinafter provided. No person shall be exempted or excluded from serving as a grand or trial juror because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or occupation. Physically handicapped persons shall serve except where the court finds such service is not feasible. The court shall strictly enforce the provisions of this section.Chapter 234A: Section 3. Juror service[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 205, Sec. 79 effective September 12, 2024. For text effective until September 12, 2024, see above.]Section 3. Juror service in the participating counties shall be a duty which every person who qualifies under this chapter shall perform when selected. All persons selected for juror service on grand and trial juries shall be selected at random from the population of the judicial district in which they reside. All persons shall have equal opportunity to be considered for juror service. All persons shall serve as jurors when selected and summoned for that purpose except as hereinafter provided. No person shall be exempted or excluded from serving as a grand or trial juror because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or occupation. Persons with a physical disability shall serve except where the court finds such service is not feasible. The court shall strictly enforce the provisions of this section.