Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner

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The Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner is the state agency responsible for managing and overseeing the jury selection and service process in Massachusetts courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
state agency
aimsTo ensure fair cross-section of the community in juror pools
promote efficient jury administration
collectsFrom driver’s license records
state identification card records
voter registration lists
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ensuresComplianceWith state jury laws
hasAbbreviation OJC
hasWebsite https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-jury-commissioner
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
jurisdiction Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
language English
legalBasis Massachusetts General Laws
Massachusetts General Laws
surface form: Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 234A
mandate administration of the jury system in Massachusetts
operatesIn Massachusetts
oversees jury management in state courts
one day or one trial jury service system
parentOrganization Office of Court Management
surface form: Office of Court Management of the Massachusetts Trial Court
partOf Massachusetts Trial Court
surface form: Massachusetts Trial Court system
providesService juror information hotline
juror status information
online juror confirmation
online juror questionnaire
responsibleFor juror deferral requests processing
juror education
juror excuse requests processing
juror hardship requests processing
juror outreach
jury selection
jury service administration
maintenance of juror lists
managing juror pools
qualifying jurors
random selection of jurors
summoning jurors
sector public sector
subjectTo Judiciary of Massachusetts
surface form: Massachusetts judiciary
typeOfJurors grand jurors
trial jurors
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 Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth oversees Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
this entity surface form: Office of Jury Commissioner staff
Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth relatedTo Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
this entity surface form: Office of Jury Commissioner for the Commonwealth
Massachusetts Trial Court hasComponent Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner
this entity surface form: Office of Jury Commissioner
OJC abbreviationFor Massachusetts Office of Jury Commissioner