Selection/Application Process

STANISLAUS COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY SELECTION PROCESS

• Randomly recruited from the master jury pool.

• Referred by community leaders.

• Interested citizens that request applications.

1. Fill out and sign application.
2. Mail to: Civil Grand Jury Office, P.O. Box 3387, Modesto, CA 95353

               or

                    Deliver to: Civil Grand Jury Office, 1021 I Street, 3^rd Floor, Modesto

• Be a United States citizen 18 years of age or older who shall have been a resident of the state and county for one year immediately before being selected.
• Have possession of his/her natural faculties, be of ordinary intelligence, of sound judgement, and of fair character.
• Have sufficient knowledge of the English language
• Cannot be serving as a trial juror in any court of this state.
• Must not have been discharged as a grand juror in any court of this state within one year.
• Must not have been convicted of malfeasance in office or any felony or other high crime.
• Cannot be serving as an elected public officer.

• Each qualified person who responds interested in serving on the Grand Jury will be interviewed. The court seeks to select a cross section of the community based on geographical location, skills, age, sex, and ethnic background.
• Out of those interviewed, the Judge selects 30 names.
• From the Final 30, the 19-member panel Civil Grand Jury and 4 alternates are randomly picked in open court.
• Civil Grand Jurors volunteer to serve for one year (July-June) and commit a minimum of 20 hours per month.