New Jersey Statutes
§ 2B:23-1 — Number of jurors
New Jersey § 2B:23-1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 2BCOURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:23-1 (2026).
Text
a.Juries in criminal cases shall consist of 12 persons. Except in trials of crimes punishable by death, the parties in criminal cases may stipulate in writing, before the verdict and with court approval, that the jury shall consist of fewer than 12 persons.
b.Juries in civil cases shall consist of 6 persons unless the court shall order a jury of 12 persons for good cause shown. Source: New L.1995,c.44,s.1.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 2B:23-1
Number of jurors§ 2B:23-10
Examination of jurors.§ 2B:23-11
Challenge to qualifications of jurors§ 2B:23-13
Peremptory challenges.§ 2B:23-14
Trial of challenges to jurors§ 2B:23-15
Time for making challenges§ 2B:23-16
Jury of view§ 2B:23-17
Verdict by five-sixths of the jury§ 2B:23-18
Disagreement of jurors§ 2B:23-2
Selection of trial jury from panel§ 2B:23-3
Impaneling of additional jurors§ 2B:23-4
Names of selected trial jurors§ 2B:23-6
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New Jersey § 2B:23-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/2B%3A23-1.