Not later than July 1, 1967, there shall be appointed in each county a jury commission of three members. One member of the commission shall be appointed by the senior regular resident superior court judge, one member by the clerk of superior court, and one member by the board of county commissioners. The appointees shall be qualified voters of the county, and shall serve for terms of two years. Appointees may be reappointed to successive terms. A vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term. Each commissioner shall take an oath or affirmation that, without favor or prejudice, he will honestly perform the duties of a member of the jury commission during his term of service. The compensation of commissioners shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners, and shall be paid from the general fund of the county. All expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter and to administer the jury system, including all data processing, document processing, supplies, postage, and other similar expenses, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, shall be paid from the general fund of the county, except that the clerk of superior court shall furnish clerical or other personnel assistance, as the commission may reasonably require. (1967, c. 218, s. 1; 1981, c. 720, s. 3; 1991, c. 729, s. 1.)
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2026 · leading case:
State v. Johnson, 346 S.E.2d 596 (N.C. 1986).
State v. Johnson, 346 S.E.2d 596 (N.C. 1986).
· cites it 7× “N.C.G.S. § 9-1 requires that the jury commission in each county consist of three persons who shall serve two-year terms.”
Rice v. Rigsby, 131 S.E.2d 469 (N.C. 1963).
· cites it 10× “That G.S. 9-1, as the same appears in Volume IB of the General Statutes, be and the same is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “ ‘Provided that in Madison County there shall be created the office of jury commissioner for said county.”
State v. Waddell, 194 S.E.2d 19 (N.C. 1973).
· cites it 2× “38 (1972)) are quoted below: "§ 9-1. Murder * * * * * * "(b) Penalty. *38 "A person convicted of murder shall be punished by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary for any indeterminate term with a minimum of not less than 14 years.”
State v. Rogers, 168 S.E.2d 345 (N.C. 1969).
· cites it 2× “” The record shows that the County Commissioners of Durham County used only the names on the tax records in making up the jury list and the jury box from which was drawn the grand jury and petit jury in this case.”
State v. Harbison, 238 S.E.2d 449 (N.C. 1977).
· cites it 2× “The record here shows that the names of the sixty jurors were publicly known for fifty-five days prior to the time the case was called for trial. This afforded defense counsel reasonable time and opportunity to inquire into the race of each juror, the composition of the jury…”
State v. Yoes, 157 S.E.2d 386 (N.C. 1967).
· cites it 2× “The pertinent statutory provisions are the following: *637 G.S. 9-1. “Jury list from taxpayers of good character.”
Lagies v. Myers, 542 S.E.2d 336 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001).
“, Webster’s Real Estate Law in North Carolina, § 9-1 (5th ed. 1999). In the context of option contracts, “time is of the essence [,] and acceptance and tender must [therefore] be made within the time required by the option.”
Sweatt v. She Ling Wong, 549 S.E.2d 222 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “The selection of jurors in this State is controlled by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 9-1 (1999), which provides “there shall be appointed in each county a jury commission of three members.”
State v. Wilson, 137 S.E.2d 109 (N.C. 1964).
· cites it 2× “G.S. 9-1. See State v. Speller, supra. Only the presiding judge has authority to excuse a juror drawn for the session panel (except in those special instances, provided by statute, when the clerk may excuse.”
State v. Price, 272 S.E.2d 103 (N.C. 1980).
“§§ 9-1 to -7 (1969 and Cum. Supp. 1979). However, that observation does not serve to resolve the issue in the case sub judice.”
State v. Perry, 108 S.E.2d 447 (N.C. 1959).
· cites it 2× “returns of the preceding year for the county should constitute the source from which the jury list should 'be drawn, and this Was then the only prescribed source, and from this source shall be selected for the jury list the names of all such persons as have paid all the taxes…”
State v. Vaughn, 250 S.E.2d 210 (N.C. 1978).
“G.S. 9-1. G.S. 9-2 specifies the manner in which the jury commission is to prepare a list of prospective jurors.”
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