Tex. Gov't Code § 62.412 · Subchapter E. JUSTICE COURT JURIES
SUMMONING PROSPECTIVE JURORS DIRECTLY TO JUSTICE COURT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A county that uses interchangeable juries under Section 62.016 may summon a prospective juror to report directly to a justice court in the precinct in which that person resides.
(a-1) A county described by Subsection (a) with a population of 3.3 million or more may also summon a prospective juror to report directly to a justice court in the precinct adjacent to the precinct in which that person resides.
(b) The justice of the peace of the justice court to which prospective jurors are summoned for jury service under this section shall hear the excuses of the prospective jurors and swear them in for jury service.
(c) A justice of the peace may command the clerk, sheriff, or constable to immediately summon additional persons for jury service in the justice court if the number of qualified jurors, including persons summoned under Section 62.016, is less than the number necessary for the justice court to conduct its proceedings.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 1274), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 8.026, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.62.htm
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