<P> The process for preparing the master jury list must be recorded and approved by the commission, and these documents must be made available to the public for inspection in the office of the clerk of court . After the master jury list is prepared, the name of each qualified person selected for the list shall be recorded and alphabetically arranged . The office of the clerk of court is charged with maintaining the alphabetized list along with a statement of the sources used and procedures followed in preparing the list . The alphabetized list must be kept under lock and key, but it shall be made available for public inspection during regular office hours . The clerk of court may elect to store an electronic copy of the alphabetized list for the county . However, public access to juror information shall be limited to the alphabetized list of the names with no access to the addresses, which are confidential and not subject to discloser without an order of the court . </P> <P> At least 30 days prior to any district or superior court cases that require a jury, either the clerk, assistant clerk, or deputy clerk must prepare a randomized list of potential jurors from the master jury list . The number of names on this randomized list must be equal to the number of jurors required for the scheduled session or sessions . In order to account for jurors whose duty has been deferred until this session, the clerk of superior court may decide to decrease the number of names on the randomized list . For each week of superior court sessions, the senior resident superior court judge for the district (s) shall specify the number of jurors to be drawn . For each week of district court jury session, the chief district judge of the district court district in which the county is located shall specify the number of jurors to be drawn . The clerk of superior court then may either prepare and issue the summons from that office or may deliver the printed list of summonses or list of names and addresses of jurors to the sheriff, who will then issue the summonses in accordance with the provisions of G.S, 9 - 10 (a). The persons who are summoned may serve as jurors in either the superior court or district court or both for the week specified, and they will be discharged at the end of the weekly session (s), unless they are involved with a trial of a case, in which case they will be discharged when the trial is completed...</P> <P> According to the North Carolina General Statutes, all persons are qualified to serve as jurors and to be included on the master jury list who are citizens of the State and residents of the county . Also, prospective jurors will qualify who have not served as jurors during the preceding two years, who are 18 years of age or over, who are physically and mentally competent, who can hear and understand the English language . In addition, those who have not been convicted of a felony or having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an indictment charging a felony (or if convicted of a felony or having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an indictment charging a felony have had their citizenship restored pursuant to law), and who have not been adjudged non compos mentis . Anyone who does not qualify under these terms are subject to challenge for cause . </P> <P> Jury service is a public duty, which means that jury service is the solemn obligation of all qualified citizens . For that reason, excuses from the discharge of this responsibility should be granted only for reasons of compelling personal hardship or because requiring service would be contrary to the public welfare, health, or safety . After a citizen applies for excusal from service, each chief district court judge shall receive, hear, and pass on applications for excuses from jury duty prior to the date on which the jury session convenes . The time and place for which applications for excuses will be heard must be publicly announced, and prospective jurors must be informed of this time and place . In North Carolina counties in which a trial court administrator is in place, the trial court administrator may be assigned the duty of reviewing applications for excuses from service . If a prospective juror is excused from duty at that time, that juror may be required to serve as a juror in a subsequent session of court, at which time that juror would be considered the same as if he were regularly summoned for service . </P>

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