N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2B:20-1

Qualifications of jurors

Known as the State Judicial Unification Act

The act spans §§ 2B:10-1 to 2B:9-1 (254 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Roper Superintendent Potosi Correctional Center v. Simmons (2005)

Most recently applied in 268 So. 3d 1009 - James Farmer v. State of Florida (April 2019)

L.1995, c.44,s.1; amended 1997, c.127.

Qualifications of jurors.

Every person summoned as a juror:

a. shall be 18 years of age or older;

b. shall be able to read and understand the English language;

c. shall be a citizen of the United States;

d. shall be a resident of the county in which the person is summoned;

e. shall not have been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, another state, or the United States;

f. shall not have any mental or physical disability which will prevent the person from properly serving as a juror.

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