Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-2-306 (2026)
Juror Summons - Contents
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Each juror summons shall include the following:
- (1) Name of the juror;
- (2) Address of the juror;
- (3) Date, time and place juror is required to appear in response to the summons or, in the alternative, date and method by which the juror is required to contact the jury coordinator or otherwise respond to the court regarding the juror's service;
- (4) Penalty for juror's failure to appear or otherwise respond to the summons in the prescribed manner;
- (5) Juror qualifications listed in §§ 22-1-101 and 22-1-102;
- (6) Process by which the juror may request to be excused due to age or a hardship pursuant to § 22-1-103, including the juror's obligation to submit documentation or a declaration in support of the juror's request and the availability of declaration forms; and
- (7) Process by which the juror may request a postponement of jury service pursuant to § 22-2-315.
- (b) The administrative office of the courts shall prepare a form juror summons that may be used by the jury coordinator in any county.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 544, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1159, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1990–2007 · leading case: State v. Lynn, 924 S.W.2d 892 (Tenn. 1996).
State v. Lynn, 924 S.W.2d 892 (Tenn. 1996). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-2-306 (b)(1994 Repl.”
State v. Stephens, 264 S.W.3d 719 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 22-2-306 (applies to all counties except Davidson and Hamilton, which require publication as soon as the panel has been summoned and selected); see also Moore, 1999 WL 961383 , at *2.”
Gannett Co., Inc. v. State, 571 A.2d 735 (Del. 1990). “§ 4524; Tenn.Code Ann. § 22-2-306; Texas Crim.Proc.”
State v. Carl Preston Durham (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-2-306 requires Davidson and Hamilton County criminal and circuit court clerks to publish a jury list as soon as it is drawn and the jury panel has been summoned: (a) Immediately upon the drawing of the jury list and as soon as the jury panel has been…”
State v. Pat Bondurant (Death Penalty) (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998). “§ 22-2-306(a) (Supp. 1991 ). 17 clerk’s office when they needed names for the jury box.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-2-306(a) — 1 case
State v. Pat Bondurant (Death Penalty) (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998). “§ 22-2-306(a) (Supp. 1991 ). 17 clerk’s office when they needed names for the jury box.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-2-306(b) — 2 cases
State v. Lynn, 924 S.W.2d 892 (Tenn. 1996). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 22-2-306 (b)(1994 Repl.”
State v. Stephens, 264 S.W.3d 719 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 22-2-306 (applies to all counties except Davidson and Hamilton, which require publication as soon as the panel has been summoned and selected); see also Moore, 1999 WL 961383 , at *2.”
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