Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 1862 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 1862 : US Code - Notes

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 952; Pub. L. 90-274, Sec. 101,
Mar. 27, 1968, 82 Stat. 54; Pub. L. 96-417, title III, Sec. 302(c),
Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1739.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
This section makes provision for specific exemption of classes of
citizens usually excused from jury service in the interest of the
public health, safety, or welfare. The inclusion in the jury list
of persons so exempted usually serves only to waste the time of the
court.
AMENDMENTS
1980 - Pub. L. 96-417 prohibited discrimination against service
as juror in the Court of International Trade.
1968 - Pub. L. 90-274 substituted provisions prohibiting
discrimination against citizens in their service as jurors because
of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status
for provisions identifying three groups as exempt from jury
service, including members of the armed forces on active duty,
members of fire or police departments, and public officers actively
engaged in the performance of official duties.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and
applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on
or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96-417, set out
as a note under section 251 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-274 effective 270 days after Mar. 27,
1968, except as to cases in which an indictment has been returned
or a petit jury empaneled prior to such effective date, see section
104 of Pub. L. 90-274, set out as a note under section 1861 of this
title.