Whenever a jury is required to try any issue in a probate court of the county, other than inquisition proceedings regarding mental illness, the probate judge shall procure the jury box and key thereto and shall draw from the jury box as many names as he may think necessary, in no case less than 24, and shall immediately return the key and box to the proper custodian thereof respectively. After each name is drawn, it shall not be returned to the jury box and there shall be no selection of names, and the probate judge shall make and file a record of the drawing and issue an order to the sheriff requiring him to summon the jurors, and the probate judge shall draw the juries in the manner provided by this article, and the judge shall call the names of those disqualified and exempt and those empaneled to be certified to the jury commission as required by law.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 3 - Drawing, Summoning, Empaneling, etc., of Grand and Petit Juriesgenerally.
Section 12-16-72 - When Juries for Next Session of Court Drawn by Presiding Judge.
Section 12-16-73 - Execution and Return of Order to Summon Jurors by Sheriff.
Section 12-16-75 - Duration of Service; Summons for Subsequent Service.
Section 12-16-76 - Insufficient Number of Qualified Jurors to Form Juries.
Section 12-16-80 - Objections Which May Be Taken to Venire of Jurors.
Section 12-16-82 - Effect of Failure of Person Summoned as Juror to Obey Summons.
Section 12-16-89 - Negligent Failure of Sheriff or Deputy to Summon Juror.