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Seven persons from a panel of not less than 13 shall constitute a jury in all other civil cases except that when a special jury is allowed, 12 persons from a panel of not less than 20 shall constitute the jury.B\n\nThe parties or their counsel, beginning with the plaintiff, shall alternately strike off one name from the panel until the number remaining shall be reduced to the number required for a jury. Where there are more than two parties, all plaintiffs shall share three strikes between them and all defendants and third-party defendants shall share three strikes between them.C\n\nIn any case in which there are two or more parties on the same side, if counsel or the parties are unable to agree on the full number to be stricken, or, if for any other reason a party or his counsel fails or refuses to strike off the full number of jurors allowed such party, the clerk shall place in a box ballots bearing the names of the jurors whose names have not been stricken and shall cause to be drawn from the box such number of ballots as may be necessary to complete the number of strikes allowed the party or parties failing or refusing to strike. Thereafter, if the opposing side is entitled to further strikes, they shall be made in the usual manner.D\n\nIn any civil case in which the consent of the plaintiff and defendant shall be entered of record, it shall be lawful for the plaintiff to select one person who is eligible as a juror and for the defendant to select another, and for the two so selected to select a third of like qualifications, and the three so selected shall constitute a jury in the case. They shall take the oath required of jurors, and hear and determine the issue, and any two concurring shall render a verdict in like manner and with like effect as a jury of seven.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297740,"text":"Five persons from a panel of not less than 11 shall constitute a jury in a civil case when the amount involved exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed the maximum jurisdictional limits as provided in § 16.1-77 (1). Seven persons from a panel of not less than 13 shall constitute a jury in all other civil cases except that when a special jury is allowed, 12 persons from a panel of not less than 20 shall constitute the jury.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297741,"text":"The parties or their counsel, beginning with the plaintiff, shall alternately strike off one name from the panel until the number remaining shall be reduced to the number required for a jury. Where there are more than two parties, all plaintiffs shall share three strikes between them and all defendants and third-party defendants shall share three strikes between them.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":297742,"text":"In any case in which there are two or more parties on the same side, if counsel or the parties are unable to agree on the full number to be stricken, or, if for any other reason a party or his counsel fails or refuses to strike off the full number of jurors allowed such party, the clerk shall place in a box ballots bearing the names of the jurors whose names have not been stricken and shall cause to be drawn from the box such number of ballots as may be necessary to complete the number of strikes allowed the party or parties failing or refusing to strike. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1974, chapter 611; in 1975, chapter 578; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1985, chapter 188; in 2005, chapter 356<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74761,"section_number":"8.01-360","catch_line":"Additional jurors when trial likely to be protracted","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-360\/"},{"id":67297,"section_number":"8.01-362","catch_line":"Special juries","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-362\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72168,"section_number":"16.1-77","catch_line":"Civil jurisdiction of general district courts; amending amount of claim","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-77\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83072,"identifier":"8.01-359","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-359","url":"\/8.01-359\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-359\/","token":"8.01\/11\/4\/8.01-359","dublin_core":{"Title":"Trial; numbers of jurors in civil cases; how jurors selected from panel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-359","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Five persons<\/span> from a panel<\/span> of not less than 11 shall constitute a jury<\/span> in a civil case when the amount involved exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed the maximum jurisdictional limits as provided in § 16.1-77<\/a> (1). Seven persons<\/span> from a panel<\/span> of not less than 13 shall constitute a jury<\/span> in all other civil cases except that when a special jury<\/span> is allowed, 12 persons<\/span> from a panel<\/span> of not less than 20 shall constitute the jury<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The parties or their counsel<\/span>, beginning with the plaintiff<\/span>, shall alternately strike off one name from the panel<\/span> until the number remaining shall be reduced to the number required for a jury<\/span>. Where there are more than two parties, all plaintiffs<\/span> shall share three strikes between them and all defendants<\/span> and third-party<\/span> defendants<\/span> shall share three strikes between them. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In any case in which there are two or more parties on the same side, if counsel<\/span> or the parties are unable to agree on the full number to be stricken, or, if for any other reason a party<\/span> or his counsel<\/span> fails or refuses to strike off the full number of jurors allowed such party<\/span>, the clerk shall place in a box ballots bearing the names of the jurors whose names have not been stricken and shall cause to be drawn from the box such number of ballots as may be necessary to complete the number of strikes allowed the party<\/span> or parties failing or refusing to strike. Thereafter, if the opposing side is entitled to further strikes, they shall be made in the usual manner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In any civil case in which the consent of the plaintiff<\/span> and defendant<\/span> shall be entered of record, it shall be lawful for the plaintiff<\/span> to select one person<\/span> who is eligible as a juror and for the defendant<\/span> to select another, and for the two so selected to select a third of like qualifications, and the three so selected shall constitute a jury<\/span> in the case. They shall take the oath<\/span> required of jurors, and hear and determine the issue<\/span>, and any two concurring shall render a verdict<\/span> in like manner and with like effect as a jury<\/span> of seven. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRIAL; NUMBERS OF JURORS IN CIVIL CASES; HOW JURORS SELECTED FROM PANEL (\u00a7\n8.01-359)\n\nA. Five persons from a panel of not less than 11 shall constitute a jury in a\ncivil case when the amount involved exclusive of interest and costs does not\nexceed the maximum jurisdictional limits as provided in § 16.1-77 (1).\nSeven persons from a panel of not less than 13 shall constitute a jury in all\nother civil cases except that when a special jury is allowed, 12 persons from a\npanel of not less than 20 shall constitute the jury.\n\nB. The parties or their counsel, beginning with the plaintiff, shall alternately\nstrike off one name from the panel until the number remaining shall be reduced\nto the number required for a jury. Where there are more than two parties, all\nplaintiffs shall share three strikes between them and all defendants and\nthird-party defendants shall share three strikes between them.\n\nC. In any case in which there are two or more parties on the same side, if\ncounsel or the parties are unable to agree on the full number to be stricken,\nor, if for any other reason a party or his counsel fails or refuses to strike\noff the full number of jurors allowed such party, the clerk shall place in a box\nballots bearing the names of the jurors whose names have not been stricken and\nshall cause to be drawn from the box such number of ballots as may be necessary\nto complete the number of strikes allowed the party or parties failing or\nrefusing to strike. Thereafter, if the opposing side is entitled to further\nstrikes, they shall be made in the usual manner.\n\nD. In any civil case in which the consent of the plaintiff and defendant shall\nbe entered of record, it shall be lawful for the plaintiff to select one person\nwho is eligible as a juror and for the defendant to select another, and for the\ntwo so selected to select a third of like qualifications, and the three so\nselected shall constitute a jury in the case. They shall take the oath required\nof jurors, and hear and determine the issue, and any two concurring shall render\na verdict in like manner and with like effect as a jury of seven.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-208.21; 1973, c. 439; 1974, c. 611; 1975, c. 578; 1977,\nc. 617; 1985, c. 188; 2005, c. 356.","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}}