Federal Jury Service: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 5 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, First Session, on H.R. 8829 and Identical Bills, Qualifying Age for Jury Service, H.R. 2589, Juror Qualification Forms, H.R. 10689, Discharge from Employment Because of Jury Service, November 10, 1971 |
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1972 elections 26th amendment 92d Cong actual voters American University answer BILL to change Chairman CELLER challenge change the minimum citizens Committee complete information concerning considered courts from twenty-one criminal Department of Justice discrimination exists EMANUEL CELLER employee enactment fair cross section Federal courts Federal Jury Selection Federal jury service grand jury House of Representatives Judicial Conference juror in Federal juror qualification form jury duty Jury Selection Act jury system KIRKS legislation litigant master jury wheel McClory MIKVA minimum age qualification names nonwhites Northern district penalty percentage persons petit juries POFF population problem prospective jurors qualification for serving qualified jury wheel question questionnaires racial random selection refilling ROBERT MCCLORY sample Selection and Service selection process serve as jurors Service Act Stat statistical statute subcommittee tion title 28 trial by jury U.S. District Court United States Code vote voter lists voter registration lists Wood
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Page 74 - of the United States : * * * that all litigants in Federal courts entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the community in the district or division wherein the court convenes. It is
Page 38 - at the moment. Mr. Congressman, I do not know of any reason why it should not be, if this is a potential problem, and obviously it is, because 18 to 21 is the normal period a young man or young woman is in college, pursuing higher education, and certainly that could present a problem. Mr.
Page 34 - Judicial Conference of the United States, at its March 1971 meeting, recommended draft legislation to provide that no employer may discharge any employee because he is or has been serving or attending upon any court in connection with possible service as a juror in any US court.
Page 77 - furtherance of this, we offer for your consideration an amendment to section 1865 (b) (4) so that it would then read : (4) is incapable, by reason of mental or physical infirmity to render satisfactory service.
Page 51 - On page 3 of your statement, you propose inclusion of language that exists in the present law but was omitted, from the bill offered by our distinguished colleague, Mr. McClory; namely, "any other matter not inconsistent with the provisions of this title and required by the district court plan in the interests of the sound administration of justice.
Page 38 - always generate some excuse other than the actual one for wishing to sever an employee. Mr. KIRKS. That is the history of such statutes. T think. Mr. KIRKS. The answer to your question is "Xo." The penalty suggested by the Conference was a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than 1 year. Mr.
Page 70 - officials] must not allow the desire for competent jurors to lead them into selections which do not comport with the concept of the jury as a cross section of the community * * *. If such practices are to be countenanced, the