In the event of a deficiency of jurors at any given time to meet the needs of the district court, the presiding judge or chief judge, or other district court judge acting as his or her designee, having control of the general panel shall direct the court clerk or trial court administrator to request from the administrative Director of the Courts such additional jurors as may be sufficient to meet the court's requirements. In any district court where an electronic jury management system is implemented pursuant to Section 13 of this act, the additional jurors authorized by this section may be randomly selected and summoned by the court clerk or trial court administrator utilizing the electronic jury management system.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 281, § 5, emerg. eff. June 2, 1949. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 390, § 18, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 525, § 6, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 242, § 9, emerg. eff. May 4, 2015.