jury wheel

jury wheel
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. . 1996.

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  • 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 — Law. a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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