Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth

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The Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth is the state-level office responsible for managing and overseeing the jury selection and service process within Massachusetts’ court system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public official position
state government office
appliesTo all counties in Massachusetts
appointedBy Judiciary of Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts judicial authorities
country United States of America
surface form: United States
goal ensure efficient administration of jury service
ensure fair cross‑section of the community in jury pools
hasDuty ensure compliance with jury laws by employers and citizens
protect confidentiality of juror information
provide information to the public about jury service
jurisdiction Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Judiciary of Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts court system
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Massachusetts General Laws
surface form: Massachusetts General Laws on juries
location Massachusetts
mandate ensure impartial and randomly selected juries
promote public confidence in the jury system
oversees Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
surface form: Office of Jury Commissioner staff

implementation of juror qualification procedures
juror excuse and deferral processes
partOf Judiciary of Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts judicial branch
relatedTo Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
surface form: Office of Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth
responsibleFor administration of one day or one trial jury service system in Massachusetts
jury selection process in Massachusetts
maintenance of statewide juror lists
management of jury service in Massachusetts
oversight of juror summonsing in Massachusetts
scope statewide
sector public sector
serves trial courts in Massachusetts
typeOfJurors grand jurors
petit jurors
uses random selection methods for juror selection
worksWith Massachusetts District Court
Massachusetts Housing Court
Massachusetts Juvenile Court
Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
Massachusetts Superior Court
Massachusetts Trial Court

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Judiciary of Massachusetts hasAdministrativeOffice Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth