§ 8-205. Required provisions -- Jury commissioner

   (a) Required. -- Each jury plan shall designate a jury commissioner.

(b) Choices. -- The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall be:

   (1) The clerk of the circuit court; or

   (2) Another individual designated in the manner set forth in the jury plan.

(c) Acting jury commissioner. -- A jury plan may designate, or allow a jury judge to designate, an individual to serve as acting jury commissioner if the jury commissioner is temporarily unavailable or unable to perform duties.

(d) Duties. -- The jury commissioner for a circuit court shall manage jury selection and service, under the control and supervision of the jury judge for the circuit court.

(e) Compensation. -- A jury commissioner, other than a clerk, is entitled to the compensation set by law.

HISTORY: 2006, ch. 372, § 13.