Oklahoma § 38-20 - Drawing general panel - Authority of judges - Report for

§ 38-20. Drawing general panel - Authority of judges - Report for

duty.

A. In each county, the judges of the courts of record shall,

more than ten (10) days prior to each term of court, determine

approximately the number of jurors that are reasonably necessary for

jury service in all the courts of record of the county for each jury

period during the time the courts may hold during the term and shall

thereupon order the number of jurors from the Administrative

Director of the Courts for each jury period, said jury to be known

as the general panel of jurors for service in all the courts of such

county for the respective weeks for which they are designated to

serve. A majority of the judges are authorized to act in carrying

out the provisions of this law; provided, however, there is only one

judge in the county or where the district judge so designates in

writing the judge of the court of record using the jury is

authorized to act in carrying out the provisions of this law or he

or she may increase or diminish the number of jurors to be selected

for any jury period, and shall order said jurors drawn for as many

weeks in advance of service as they or he or she deem proper. The

general panel shall report for duty to the presiding judge or chief

judge or other district court judge acting as his or her designee

or, if none, to the judge of the court of record using the jury, and

said judge, for such time as he or she so acts, shall organize said

juries and have immediate supervision and control of them.

B. In any district court where an electronic jury management

system is implemented pursuant to Section 13 of this act, the

general panel of jurors may be generated by the court clerk or trial

court administrator using the random juror selection process and

functionality which is provided in that system.

Added by Laws 1949, p. 280, § 3, emerg. eff. June 2, 1949. Amended

by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 16, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2015, c.

242, § 7, emerg. eff. May 4, 2015.