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28 U.S.C. § 1861 : US Code - Section 1861: Declaration of policy

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It is the policy of the United States that all litigants in
Federal courts entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to
grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section
of the community in the district or division wherein the court
convenes. It is further the policy of the United States that all
citizens shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on
grand and petit juries in the district courts of the United States,
and shall have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for
that purpose.
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