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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-201 (2026)

Qualifications

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Every juror, grand and trial, shall be at least eighteen years of age and meet the following qualifications:

1. Be a citizen of the United States.

2. Be a resident of the jurisdiction in which the juror is summoned to serve.  A citizen whose name and address appears on the master jury list as required by section 21-301 is presumed to be a resident of the jurisdiction for the purposes of this section.

3. Never have been convicted of a felony, unless the juror's civil rights have been restored.

4. Is not currently adjudicated mentally incompetent or insane.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1946–2025 · leading case: State v. Prince, 250 P.3d 1145 (Ariz. 2011).
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State v. Prince, 250 P.3d 1145 (Ariz. 2011). · cites it 6× “Applying Title 13’s definition of felony to § 21-201 would disqualify from jury service only those convicted of a felony under Arizona law and exempt those convicted of a felony in federal court or another state, which would undermine the policy behind § 21-201(3).”
Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty., 396 U.S. 320 (1970). · cites it 8× “Stat. Ann. § 78-1-1 (1) (1963) (21 years old); Md.”
State v. Superior Court in & for Cnty. of Pima, 430 P.2d 408 (Ariz. 1967). · cites it 10× “” A.R.S. § 21-201. The responsibility of seeing that jurors have those qualifications is placed upon the court and the county attorney or other prosecuting officer.”
State v. Bojorquez, 535 P.2d 6 (Ariz. 1975). · cites it 2× “Since jurors in Arizona must be electors, A.R.S. § 21-201, convicted felons cannot serve as jurors since they cannot vote, Ariz.”
Parker, Springer Jr., Anderson v. Comm. for Sustainable Ret. in Support of Initiative, 314 P.3d 100 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). “] § 21-201(3).”). 2. Employees’ Burden of Proof ¶24 The trial court preliminarily determined that the Employees had the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the petition sheets and signatures were legally insufficient.”
State v. Webb, 419 P.2d 91 (Ariz. 1966). · cites it 4× “At this point the county attorney mentioned the qualifications contained in A.R.S. § 21-201 and the judge said anyone not qualified could see him in chambers.”
State v. Heinze, 993 P.2d 1090 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “a felony’’); A.R.S. § 21-201 (West Suppv1998) (excluding from right to serve as trial or grand juror, a person who has been convicted of a felony and not had civil rights restored); A.”
State ex rel. Romley v. Johnson, 993 P.2d 453 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 5× “section 21-331(E), section 21-201 does not preclude the use of jurors who are from the same county, but from different precincts.”
Corbin v. Broadman, 433 P.2d 289 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “Specifically, that the failure to qualify the jury did not come within the wording of Subsection A(2)(a) which reads: “2.”
Harbel Oil Co. v. Steele, 298 P.2d 789 (Ariz. 1956). · cites it 2× “1939, § 21-201 note. Procedural uniformity on a national scale is a generally desirable goal to which the state courts may well aspire.”
State v. Marcham, 770 P.2d 356 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Section 16-101(A)(4), which was in effect at the time that the grand jury returned the indictment, provided that to be an elector, a person had to be able to read and write the English language.”
State v. Noel, 414 P.2d 162 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1966). · cites it 2× “and A.R.S. § 21-201. 5. Contractors License, A.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-201(2) — 1 case
State ex rel. Romley v. Johnson, 993 P.2d 453 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). “section 21-331(E), section 21-201 does not preclude the use of jurors who are from the same county, but from different precincts.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-201(3) — 2 cases
State v. Prince, 250 P.3d 1145 (Ariz. 2011). “Applying Title 13’s definition of felony to § 21-201 would disqualify from jury service only those convicted of a felony under Arizona law and exempt those convicted of a felony in federal court or another state, which would undermine the policy behind § 21-201(3).”
Parker, Springer Jr., Anderson v. Comm. for Sustainable Ret. in Support of Initiative, 314 P.3d 100 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). “] § 21-201(3).”). 2. Employees’ Burden of Proof ¶24 The trial court preliminarily determined that the Employees had the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the petition sheets and signatures were legally insufficient.”
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