§ 18-40. Supervision of jury law; secretary's duties and compensation.  


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  • (a)

    The operation of the jury law created herein shall be supervised by the judges.

    (b)

    The executive secretary, at the direction of the judges, shall assist them in the discharge of their duties relating to the jury law. The duties of the secretary, while not limited thereto, shall be: To assist in providing names from those sources specified in section 18-34 for the jury list; to serve as secretary of the board of jury commissioners and to assist such board in arranging meetings of the board and arranging for an individual to draw the names from the box; in a supervisory capacity, to assist in the preparation of the jury list, the numbered slips for the jury box, and after drawing of names for the venire, the preparation of the venire list, the separation of the venire list into trial panels for the term, the notification to the jurors of their period of service; the safekeeping of the numbered slips and venire lists and the record of jury service on the jury list; and such other duties as the judges shall direct.

    (c)

    The secretary shall receive for services a salary, the amount of which shall be set by judges presiding over courts which regularly utilize jurors.

(Priv. Acts 1965, ch. 159, § 10; Priv. Acts 1981, ch. 76; Ord. No. O-91-8-101, § 1, 8-29-91)