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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1865. Qualifications for jury service
(a) The chief judge of the district court, or such other district
court judge as the plan may provide, on his initiative or upon
recommendation of the clerk or jury commission, or the clerk under
supervision of the court if the court's jury selection plan so
authorizes, shall determine solely on the basis of information
provided on the juror qualification form and other competent
evidence whether a person is unqualified for, or exempt, or to be
excused from jury service. The clerk shall enter such determination
in the space provided on the juror qualification form and in any
alphabetical list of names drawn from the master jury wheel. If a
person did not appear in response to a summons, such fact shall be
noted on said list.
(b) In making such determination the chief judge of the district
court, or such other district court judge as the plan may provide,
or the clerk if the court's jury selection plan so provides, shall
deem any person qualified to serve on grand and petit juries in the
district court unless he -
(1) is not a citizen of the United States eighteen years old
who has resided for a period of one year within the judicial
district;
(2) is unable to read, write, and understand the English
language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to fill out
satisfactorily the juror qualification form;
(3) is unable to speak the 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.
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