... of the public is involved. In the Crown Court, an official is appointed who is responsible for summonsing enough jurors to sit at the cases to be heard over the course of the fortnight. The jurors are randomly selected from the electoral register, for the area that the court covers. Summons are then sent to the correct number of people required, these people must attend for two weeks jury duty. It is necessary to order for more than the actual number of jurors needed, as some may be disqualified and others may not turn up, this allows the cases to proceed regardless of these setbacks. To sit as a juror you must be aged between 18 and 70, have your name listed on the Register of Electors for Parliamentary or Local Government elections, and have lived in the United Kingdom, The Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for a length ...

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