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The judge of the circuit court of a county having the urban county executive form of government may appoint jury commissioners at any time prior to the first day of November in each year. Any one judge of the judicial circuit may make such appointment under this section. No practicing attorney-at-law, however, shall be appointed as a jury commissioner. Such appointment shall be certified by the judge to the clerk of the court for which the appointment is made, who shall enter the same on the civil order book of such court. A jury commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. 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Such appointment shall be certified by the judge to the clerk of the court for which the appointment is made, who shall enter the same on the civil order book of such court. A jury commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 439; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1979, chapter 269; in 1996, chapter 332<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 221<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 251<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 306<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 790<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 177<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74670,"section_number":"8.01-363","catch_line":"When impartial jury cannot be obtained locally","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-363\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277131,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85432,"identifier":"8.01-343","token":"8.01\/11\/3\/8.01-343","url":"\/8.01-343\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-343\/","token":"8.01\/11\/3\/8.01-343","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of jury commissioners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-343","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The judge<\/span> of each circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in which juries are impaneled shall, prior to the first day of July in each year, appoint for the next ensuing year ending on the following first day of July not less than two nor more than 15 persons<\/span> as jury<\/span> commissioners, who shall be competent to serve as jurors under the provisions of this chapter, and shall be citizens of intelligence, morality, and integrity. The judge<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of a county having the urban county executive form of government may appoint jury<\/span> commissioners at any time prior to the first day of November in each year. Any one judge<\/span> of the judicial circuit<\/span> may make such appointment under this section. No practicing attorney-at-law<\/span>, however, shall be appointed as a jury<\/span> commissioner. Such appointment shall be certified by the judge<\/span> to the clerk of the court<\/span> for which the appointment is made, who shall enter the same on the civil order book<\/span> of such court<\/span>. A jury<\/span> commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. For the purpose of this section, the two divisions of the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the City of Richmond shall be deemed to be separate courts<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF JURY COMMISSIONERS (\u00a7 8.01-343)\n\nThe judge of each circuit court in which juries are impaneled shall, prior to\nthe first day of July in each year, appoint for the next ensuing year ending on\nthe following first day of July not less than two nor more than 15 persons as\njury commissioners, who shall be competent to serve as jurors under the\nprovisions of this chapter, and shall be citizens of intelligence, morality, and\nintegrity. The judge of the circuit court of a county having the urban county\nexecutive form of government may appoint jury commissioners at any time prior to\nthe first day of November in each year. Any one judge of the judicial circuit\nmay make such appointment under this section. No practicing attorney-at-law,\nhowever, shall be appointed as a jury commissioner. Such appointment shall be\ncertified by the judge to the clerk of the court for which the appointment is\nmade, who shall enter the same on the civil order book of such court. A jury\ncommissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. For the purpose of this\nsection, the two divisions of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond shall be\ndeemed to be separate courts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.8; 1973, c. 439; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 269; 1996,\nc. 332; 1999, c. 221; 2000, c. 251; 2006, c. 306; 2009, c. 790; 2016, c. 177.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}