jury wheel
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jury wheel — n: a revolving container into which the names of prospective jurors from a jury list are placed and then drawn by chance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
jury wheel — A receptacle from which the names of persons on the jury list are drawn for summoning as jurors for a term of court, or a part of a term, or for service in a particular case. 31 Am J Rev ed Jur § 3 … Ballentine's law dictionary
jury wheel — noun Etymology: jury (I) : a revolving device or circular box from which the names of persons to serve as jurymen may be drawn by chance * * * Law. a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names… … Useful english dictionary
jury wheel — Physical device or electronic system for the storage and random selection of the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors. A machine containing the names of persons qualified to serve as grand and petit jurors, from which, in an order… … Black's law dictionary
jury wheel — Physical device or electronic system for the storage and random selection of the names or identifying numbers of prospective jurors. A machine containing the names of persons qualified to serve as grand and petit jurors, from which, in an order… … Black's law dictionary
jury box — n 1: the usu. enclosed place where the jury sits in a courtroom compare bar, bench, dock, sidebar … Law dictionary
jury commission — n: a body of appointed public officers who maintain a jury list and select the names of prospective jurors usu. at random by use of a jury wheel ◇ Jury commissions may be used in some federal district courts and state courts instead of or in… … Law dictionary
jury box — That portion of the court room in which the jury are seated during the trial of a case. See jury wheel … Ballentine's law dictionary
jury commissioner — An officer charged with the duty of selecting the names to be put into the jury wheel, or of drawing the panel of jurors for a particular term of court. Local official responsible for collecting lists of qualified prospective jurors for… … Black's law dictionary
jury commissioner — An officer charged with the duty of selecting the names to be put into the jury wheel, or of drawing the panel of jurors for a particular term of court. Local official responsible for collecting lists of qualified prospective jurors for… … Black's law dictionary
