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Ala. Code § 12-16-140 (2026)

Procedure Generally.

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In all civil actions triable by jury, either party may demand a struck jury and must thereupon be furnished by the clerk with a list of 24 jurors in attendance upon the court, from which a jury must be obtained by the parties or their attorneys alternately striking one from the list until 12 are stricken off, the party demanding the jury commencing.

The jury thus obtained must not be challenged for any cause, except bias or interest as to the particular case.

(Code 1852, §2264; Code 1867, §2668; Code 1876, §3018; Code 1886, §2752; Code 1896, §2656; Code 1907, §4635; Code 1923, §8663; Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 35, p. 34; Code 1940, T. 30, §54.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Ex Parte Branch, 526 So. 2d 609 (Ala. 1987).
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Ex Parte Branch, 526 So. 2d 609 (Ala. 1987). “" Code 1975, § 12-16-76, states, in part: "`If, prior to commencement of striking, due to challenges for cause or for any other reason, the number of names on the lists from which the parties are to strike is reduced below the minimums established in section 12-16-100 in…”
Thomas v. Diversified Contractors, Inc., 551 So. 2d 343 (Ala. 1989). · cites it 2× “" Ala.Code 1975, § 12-16-140 (emphasis added).”
Wallace v. Alabama Power Co., 497 So. 2d 450 (Ala. 1986). · cites it 3× “711, 712 (1940); see also Alabama Code (1975), § 12-16-140, and Rule 47, Ala.”
Evans v. State, 794 So. 2d 411 (Ala. 2000). “2d 106 (1948), and § 12-16-140, Ala.Code 1975. We find no error in regard to this issue.”
Goodwin v. State, 395 So. 2d 1119 (Ala. Crim. App. 1981). “A vital feature of the procedure provided by this statute, as well as by Code § 12-16-140 in civil cases, is that the striking be done “alternately by the parties.”
Highland Rim Investments, LLC v. Kindra Cooper, No. SC-2025-0599 (Ala. Mar. 27, 2026). · cites it 2× “Code 1940, was the precursor to § 12-16-140, Ala. Code 1975, which previously governed the selection of jurors.”
Highland Rim Investments, LLC v. Kindra Cooper, No. SC-2025-0621 (Ala. Mar. 27, 2026). · cites it 2× “Code 1940, was the precursor to § 12-16-140, Ala. Code 1975, which previously governed the selection of jurors.”
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