The judge of each circuit court in which juries are impaneled shall, prior to the first day of July in each year, appoint for the next ensuing year ending on the following first day of July not less than two nor more than 15 persons as jury commissioners, who shall be competent to serve as jurors under the provisions of this chapter, and shall be citizens of intelligence, morality, and integrity. The judge of the circuit court of a county having the urban county executive form of government may appoint jury commissioners at any time prior to the first day of November in each year. Any one judge of the judicial circuit may make such appointment under this section. No practicing attorney-at-law, however, shall be appointed as a jury commissioner. Such appointment shall be certified by the judge to the clerk of the court for which the appointment is made, who shall enter the same on the civil order book of such court. A jury commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. For the purpose of this section, the two divisions of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond shall be deemed to be separate courts.
Code 1950, § 8-208.8; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 269; 1996, c. 332; 1999, c. 221; 2000, c. 251; 2006, c. 306; 2009, c. 790; 2016, c. 177.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
§ 8.01-337. Who liable to serve as jurors
§ 8.01-339. No person eligible for whom request is made
§ 8.01-340. No person to serve who has case at that term
§ 8.01-341. Who are exempt from jury service
§ 8.01-341.1. Exemptions from jury service upon request
§ 8.01-342. Restrictions on amount of jury service permitted
§ 8.01-343. Appointment of jury commissioners
§ 8.01-344. Notification of jury commissioners; their oath
§ 8.01-346. Lists to be delivered to clerk and safely kept by him; addition and removal of names
§ 8.01-347. How names put in jury box
§ 8.01-348. How names of jurors drawn from box
§ 8.01-349. Notations on ballots drawn; return to box; when such ballots may be drawn again
§ 8.01-350.1. Selection of jurors by mechanical or electronic techniques for the term of court
§ 8.01-351. Preparation and disposition of list of jurors drawn
§ 8.01-352. Objections to irregularities in jury lists or for legal disability; effect thereof
§ 8.01-353. Notice to jurors; making copy of jury panel available to counsel; objection to notice
§ 8.01-353.1. Jurors to provide identification
§ 8.01-354. "Writ of venire facias" defined
§ 8.01-356. Failure of juror to appear
§ 8.01-357. Selection of jury panel
§ 8.01-358. Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors
§ 8.01-359. Trial; numbers of jurors in civil cases; how jurors selected from panel
§ 8.01-360. Additional jurors when trial likely to be protracted
§ 8.01-361. New juror may be sworn in place of one disabled; when court may discharge jury