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1. #SESSION DEFINITION IN GOVERNMENT UPDATE#
2. #SESSION DEFINITION IN GOVERNMENT TRIAL#
3. #SESSION DEFINITION IN GOVERNMENT PLUS#

It is an offence to serve on a jury knowing that you fall into any of these three categories. This guide also provides details about those people who are not qualified for jury service, disqualified from jury service or ineligible for jury service. If you feel your particular circumstances may merit excusal from service, you should review the information provided below and in our Guide to Eligibility and Excusal.

#SESSION DEFINITION IN GOVERNMENT TRIAL#

These guides will provide you with helpful information including details on preparing for jury service, what to expect at court, the role of the judge and the jury, how the trial will proceed and a glossary of terms. However, you should still contact the jury helpline, provided on your citation, by telephone after 5pm the day before your citation commences. The jury will be supported by a court officer. All cited civil jurors should attend the court for balloting. For civil jury trials:īalloting the jury is done on the first day of the trial.

#SESSION DEFINITION IN GOVERNMENT PLUS#

Only the 15 jurors balloted to participate, plus a small number of substitutes, will attend for the trial, with each jury being supported by a court officer. It should be noted that, depending on circumstances, if you are excused from serving on a particular occasion, this may result in another citation being received within a relatively short timescale.īalloting the jury is done in advance without the jurors being present. Jurors continue to be selected at random from the electoral register. In order to preserve the random nature of citation, names are selected electronically from information supplied from the electoral registers. This means an individual may be selected on multiple occasions or not at all for a lengthy period, or that several people from one employer are cited simultaneously. Information on jury service and qualification

#SESSION DEFINITION IN GOVERNMENT UPDATE#

You may be asked to call the jury attendance update number several times throughout the week, so you should listen carefully to the message. It is important that you call this number as it will provide you with up to date information about your jury service. Phone the jury attendance update line After 5pm the day before you have been cited to attend, you should call the jury attendance update line number provided in your Jury citation. If you have been cited to attend as a juror please take time to read this page and continue to check back here from time to time for any updates.

This page provides detailed information to support potential jurors.

Jurors are selected at random from the electoral register and can be cited for criminal trials (in the sheriff court or the High Court) or for civil cases in the Court of Session or the All Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court. There are 15 people in a criminal jury trial and 12 in a civil jury trial. The role of the jury, is to reach a verdict in the case, having heard and considered the facts according to the evidence and the instructions given by the judge. Jury service is an important public duty.

If the citation you have received asks you to attend a remote jury centre please click on this link This page contains information for people who have been cited to attend as a Juror in a court room. Dealing With a Deceased's Estate Guidance Notes.Simplified Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnership Guidance Notes.AC Messenger-at Arms and Sheriff Officers.Criminal Courts Practice Notes and Directions.Procedures and practices which apply to courts.Only judgments of significant points of law or public interest.Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnership.Dealing With a Deceased’s Estate in Scotland.Information on how some court processes work and action you may want to take.Information for those due to attend or visit court.Preliminary Hearings and Dates of Inquiry.Courts, tribunals and Justice organisations in Scotland.