The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:
- (a) “County” means any county or any coterminous city and county.
- (b) “Court” means a superior court of this state, and includes, when the context requires, any judge of the court.
- (c) “Deferred jurors” are those prospective jurors whose request to reschedule their service to a more convenient time is granted by the jury commissioner.
- (d) “Excused jurors” are those prospective jurors who are excused from service by the jury commissioner for valid reasons based on statute, state or local court rules, and policies.
- (e) “Juror pool” means the group of prospective qualified jurors appearing for assignment to trial jury panels.
- (f) “Jury of inquest” is a body of persons summoned from the citizens before the sheriff, coroner, or other ministerial officers, to inquire of particular facts.
- (g) “Master list” means a list of names randomly selected from the source lists.
- (h) “Potential juror” means any person whose name appears on a source list.
- (i) “Prospective juror” means a juror whose name appears on the master list.
- (j) “Qualified juror” means a person who meets the statutory qualifications for jury service.
- (k) “Qualified juror list” means a list of qualified jurors.
- (l) “Random” means that which occurs by mere chance indicating an unplanned sequence of selection where each juror’s name has substantially equal probability of being selected.
- (m) “Source list” means a list used as a source of potential jurors.
- (n) “Summons list” means a list of prospective or qualified jurors who are summoned to appear or to be available for jury service.
- (o) “Trial jurors” are those jurors sworn to try and determine by verdict a question of fact.
- (p) “Trial jury” means a body of persons selected from the citizens of the area served by the court and sworn to try and determine by verdict a question of fact.
- (q) “Trial jury panel” means a group of prospective jurors assigned to a courtroom for the purpose of voir dire.