California CodesCode of Civil Procedure - CCPPart 1 — Of Courts of JusticeTitle 3 — Persons Specially Invested with Powers of a Judicial NatureChapter 1 — Trial Jury Selection and Management ActSection 191

The Legislature recognizes that trial by jury is a cherished constitutional right, and that jury service is an obligation of citizenship.

It is the policy of the State of California that all persons selected for jury service shall be selected at random from the population of the area served by the court; that all qualified persons have an equal opportunity, in accordance with this chapter, to be considered for jury service in the state and an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose; and that it is the responsibility of jury commissioners to manage all jury systems in an efficient, equitable, and cost-effective manner, in accordance with this chapter.

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Establishes California policy that jury service is a civic obligation, jurors are selected randomly from the court’s service-area population, and all qualified persons have equal opportunity to be considered and an obligation to serve when summoned. It also assigns jury commissioners responsibility for efficient, equitable, and cost-effective jury-system management under the chapter.

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