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  • (Connecticut Practice Series v. 6)  Appendix 1 Guide to Jury Duty
    Connecticut Trial Practice 2nd edition
OLR Research Reports – Office of Legislative Research
  • “Kid Friendly” Jury Laws
    2007-R-0535
    You asked about states that allow parents to postpone jury service because they are responsible for taking care of children.
  • Questions About Jury Selection
    2002-R-0203
    You asked (1) how a person is selected for jury duty, (2) whether a person on the voting list who does not vote is less likely to be chosen for jury duty, (3) whether someone can be removed from the list at age 70, and (4) whether a person can be removed from the list because of a nervous condition.
  • Exemptions From Jury Duty
    2006-R-0038
    You asked whether key employees of small businesses are exempt from jury duty.
  • Proposed Bills to Change the Jury Selection Process
    2006-R-0497
    You asked for a summary of the jury selection process and if any bills have been proposed in recent years to change it.
  • Juror Pay
    2007-R-0305
    You asked about information on juror pay, when the current rate was established, whether there have been bills proposed to change the rate recently, and how much the Judicial Branch pays jurors each year.
  • Jury Selection Pool & Exemptions
    2008-R-0469
    You asked (1) why the law was expanded to require the Judicial Branch to use multiple lists to compile its jury selection pool and (2) whether any states exempt violent crime victims from jury service.

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