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46 °F Forecast | Road Cams Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend January 31, 2004 Since You Asked Selection of jury members is random How does one get selected for jury duty? Is it through voter registration? I have a friend that has lived here for two years and was recently selected. I have lived here for 20 years and have never been selected. What’s up? — Name withheld (in case they want me!) Jackson County’s Circuit Court calls about 20,000 jurors selected randomly from voter registration and DMV records every year. The names are pulled from a Salem database, and the process has nothing to do with how long residents have lived in a particular county, said Bob Kleker, supervisor of Circuit Court operations. By law, jurors can only serve once every two years. The assumed length of service in Jackson County is one week, Kleker said. Even if jurors are dismissed from sitting on a trial, their 2-year service is fulfilled simply by reporting to court for duty, Kleker said. Jurors must be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens and residents of the county in which they are called to serve. Jury duty is optional for eligible jurors age 70 and older. Jury selection is more orchestrated for major cases, such as the trial of accused murderer Gary Marvin Repp Jr. The court mailed out two rounds of questionnaires to the Repp jury pool late last year, Kleker said. Knowing basic information about jurors and verifying that they do not know any of the scheduled witnesses allows attorneys to make early eliminations and quicker selections once the trial opens, Kleker said. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE! ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S RESOURCES Oregon Road Conditions & Cams SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Food for Thought Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Prime Times