Jury Selection Requirements

The act creates a jury selection working group (working group) in the judicial department to identify best practices and make recommendations for statutory or rule changes to improve jury selection. The act details the working group's membership and duties, and requires the working group to submit a final report of the working group's recommendations to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate and to each supreme court justice. If recommendations for rule changes are made, the Colorado supreme court shall respond to the recommendations and post the response on its website for public access.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)