§ 1862. — Discrimination prohibited.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 28USC1862]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 121--JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY
Sec. 1862. Discrimination prohibited
No citizen shall be excluded from service as a grand or petit juror
in the district courts of the United States or in the Court of
International Trade on account of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, or economic status.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 952; Pub. L. 90-274, Sec. 101, Mar.
27, 1968, 82 Stat. 54; Pub. L. 96-417, title III, Sec. 302(c), Oct. 10,
1980, 94 Stat. 1739.)
Historical and Revision Notes
This section makes provision for specific exemption of classes of
citizens usually excused from jury service in the interest of the public
health, safety, or welfare. The inclusion in the jury list of persons so
exempted usually serves only to waste the time of the court.
Amendments
1980--Pub. L. 96-417 prohibited discrimination against service as
juror in the Court of International Trade.
1968--Pub. L. 90-274 substituted provisions prohibiting
discrimination against citizens in their service as jurors because of
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status for
provisions identifying three groups as exempt from jury service,
including members of the armed forces on active duty, members of fire or
police departments, and public officers actively engaged in the
performance of official duties.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable
with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such
date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96-417, set out as a note under
section 251 of this title.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-274 effective 270 days after Mar. 27, 1968,
except as to cases in which an indictment has been returned or a petit
jury empaneled prior to such effective date, see section 104 of Pub. L.
90-274, set out as a note under section 1861 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1863, 1866, 1878 of this
title.
