Georgia Code
Part 1 - In General
§ 15-12-139. Oath in Criminal Case

In all criminal cases, the following oath shall be administered to the trial jury:
“You shall well and truly try the issue formed upon this bill of indictment (or accusation) between the State of Georgia and (name of accused), who is charged with (here state the crime or offense), and a true verdict give according to the evidence. So help you God.”
The judge or clerk shall administer the oath to the jurors.
History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 836.; Code 1863, § 4536; Code 1868, § 4556; Code 1873, § 4650; Code 1882, § 4650; Penal Code 1895, § 979; Penal Code 1910, § 1005; Code 1933, § 59-709; Ga. L. 1978, p. 910, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-54/HB 415.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-1/HB 415, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011.’

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 15 - Courts

Chapter 12 - Juries

Article 5 - Trial Juries

Part 1 - In General

§ 15-12-120.1. Choosing of Trial Jurors

§ 15-12-122. Demand of Jury Panels From Which to Select Jury in Civil Actions in the State Courts and the Superior Courts

§ 15-12-123. Demand of Jury Panels in Civil Actions in the State Courts

§ 15-12-124.1. Insufficient Number of Persons to Complete Panel of Trial Jurors

§ 15-12-125. Demand of Jury Panels for Misdemeanor Trials

§ 15-12-126.1. Absence of Panels of Trial Jurors in Misdemeanor Cases; Choosing and Summoning Make-Up Panels

§ 15-12-129.1. Prolonged Session of Court of Record; Choosing and Summoning Prospective Jurors

§ 15-12-130.1. Competence and Qualifications of Prospective Jurors in Superior Court to Serve in Other Courts of Concurrent Jurisdiction; Applicability

§ 15-12-131. Examination of Jurors in Panels

§ 15-12-132. Oath of Jury on Voir Dire

§ 15-12-133. Right to Individual Examination of Panel; Matters of Inquiry

§ 15-12-134. Challenge of Juror in Civil Case for Desire or Expression of Opinion as to Which Party Should Prevail; Hearing

§ 15-12-135. Disqualification for Relationship to Interested Party

§ 15-12-136. Competency of County Residents When County Is Interested in Case

§ 15-12-137. Competency of Resident of Municipal Corporation Interested in Case

§ 15-12-137.1. Jury Service by Members of Electric Membership Corporation

§ 15-12-138. Oath of Jury Panel

§ 15-12-139. Oath in Criminal Case

§ 15-12-140. Oath of Bailiffs

§ 15-12-141. Jury Deliberation Rooms; Furnishing Food and Beverages

§ 15-12-142. Separation and Confinement