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A reader asked How To California: “Is there an old age limit to serve jury duty?”
You can be exempt from jury duty for simply just being past this age Once you turn 18, you are eligible to participate in jury duty . If you don’t show up, you will receive a hefty fine between ...
How old is too old to serve jury duty? “There is no old age limit for jury service,” Blaine Corren, a spokesperson for the Judicial Council of California , said
The minimum age for "suitable age and discretion" varies by jurisdiction. Fourteen years old seems to be the absolute minimum. Under "common law, a female of the age of 14 is at the age of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian." [1] Thus, Minnesota declared 14 to be old enough to be presumed to be of suitable age and discretion. [1]
The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status , or declined to serve as chief judge.
Many states require elected municipal officers to be over 18 years of age or be a registered voter in the city thereof. Montana requires mayors to be at least 21 years of age. As of November 2016, most U.S. cities with populations exceeding 200,000 required their mayor to be a registered voter in the city thereof or at least 18 years of age.
The issue of racial bias in jury selection has been complicated by the question of whose rights are implicated; the potential juror's, or the defendant's. [10] A Michigan Law Review article, published in 1978, asserted that young people, during that period, were under-represented on the nation's jury rolls. [11]
Neary added there is a "deeper" side to jury selection because a jury of peers is a cross-section of the community. He said it is a "tremendous amount of responsibility" to be on a jury.