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JURORS
The Judge of the Circuit Court appoints two citizen freeholder residents
of the county, each from a different political party, as Jury Commissioners.
These :commissioners select and deposit in a box the names of twice as
many persons as will be required by law for grand and petit jurors in the
courts of the county at the beginning of each term of the court. Selection
is made as nearly as possible in proportion to the population of each commissioner
district.
To be qualified as a juror, either grand or petit, a person must be a
resident voter of the county and a freeholder or householder or a spouse of
a householder. Any person shail be excused who is over 65 years of age if
he so desires. The names so chosen are placed in a locked box and turned
over to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
From the box submitted to him by the Jury Commissioners, the Clerk
must draw at the beginning of each term, six names which constitute the
grand jury for that term of the Circuit Court and 30 or more (sometimes
100) for each of the petit juries for the Circuit and Superior Courts. The
summons for jury duty is now served by registered mail with return receipt
requested.
Jurors are paid $7.50 per day while in actual attendance and receive
$.10 per mile for traveling to and from the court. Any juror or alternate
summoned who reports on a specified day is considered to be in attendance
even though he does not actually serve.
GRAND JURY
The Grand Jury is charged with inquiring into all cases of persons
imprisoned and not indicted, of person out on bail and not indicted, of
pubHc officials involved in misconduct and of violations of criminal laws.
The prosecuting attorney must ask for grand jury indictment in the case
of murder. Also the Grand Jury is charged with the inspection of county
properties. The foreman and secretary are selected by the members of the
jury. The term of the grand juror is the term of the Circuit Court for
which his name is drawn and he serves as called.
PETIT JURY
A petit jury hears all cases when a jury trial is requested in either
criminal or civil cases. In each court, all of the 30 to 75 persons whose
names have been drawn are on call for the term of the court, which is three
months in the Circuit Court. Of the 30 to 75 persons drawn 12 persons
are selected to serve for each case.
OFFICERS OF THE COURT
Court Reporters are appointed by the judges. They are required to
take the oral evidence given in all cases and to note all rulings of the judge
and the objections thereto and write out the instructions of the court in
jury trials. Bailiffs also are appointed by the judges. They set the dockets,
keep order, and open and close sessions.
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Object Description
| Title | Spotlight on government (1970) |
| Contributor | Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Directories |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1970 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Spotlight on government. 1st ed., rev. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1970, 59 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
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| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122012002 |
| File Name | 30000122012002.pdf |
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| Title | Page 21 |
| Transcript | JURORS The Judge of the Circuit Court appoints two citizen freeholder residents of the county, each from a different political party, as Jury Commissioners. These :commissioners select and deposit in a box the names of twice as many persons as will be required by law for grand and petit jurors in the courts of the county at the beginning of each term of the court. Selection is made as nearly as possible in proportion to the population of each commissioner district. To be qualified as a juror, either grand or petit, a person must be a resident voter of the county and a freeholder or householder or a spouse of a householder. Any person shail be excused who is over 65 years of age if he so desires. The names so chosen are placed in a locked box and turned over to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. From the box submitted to him by the Jury Commissioners, the Clerk must draw at the beginning of each term, six names which constitute the grand jury for that term of the Circuit Court and 30 or more (sometimes 100) for each of the petit juries for the Circuit and Superior Courts. The summons for jury duty is now served by registered mail with return receipt requested. Jurors are paid $7.50 per day while in actual attendance and receive $.10 per mile for traveling to and from the court. Any juror or alternate summoned who reports on a specified day is considered to be in attendance even though he does not actually serve. GRAND JURY The Grand Jury is charged with inquiring into all cases of persons imprisoned and not indicted, of person out on bail and not indicted, of pubHc officials involved in misconduct and of violations of criminal laws. The prosecuting attorney must ask for grand jury indictment in the case of murder. Also the Grand Jury is charged with the inspection of county properties. The foreman and secretary are selected by the members of the jury. The term of the grand juror is the term of the Circuit Court for which his name is drawn and he serves as called. PETIT JURY A petit jury hears all cases when a jury trial is requested in either criminal or civil cases. In each court, all of the 30 to 75 persons whose names have been drawn are on call for the term of the court, which is three months in the Circuit Court. Of the 30 to 75 persons drawn 12 persons are selected to serve for each case. OFFICERS OF THE COURT Court Reporters are appointed by the judges. They are required to take the oral evidence given in all cases and to note all rulings of the judge and the objections thereto and write out the instructions of the court in jury trials. Bailiffs also are appointed by the judges. They set the dockets, keep order, and open and close sessions. 18 |
