Tex. Gov't Code Section 62.012
Use of Jury Lists


(a)

When a justice of the peace or a county or district judge requires a jury for a particular week, the judge, within a reasonable time before the prospective jurors are summoned, shall notify the county clerk, for a county court jury, or the district clerk, for a justice or district court jury, to open the next consecutively numbered envelope containing a jury list that is in the clerk’s possession and has not been opened. The judge shall also notify the clerk of the date that the prospective jurors are to be summoned to appear for jury service.

(b)

On receiving the notice from the judge, the clerk shall immediately write on the jury list the date that the prospective jurors are to be summoned to appear and shall either:

(1)

summon the prospective jurors directly in the same manner a sheriff or constable would summon a juror under Section 62.013 (Summons for Jury Service by Clerk, Sheriff, or Constable); or

(2)

deliver the jury list to:

(A)

the sheriff, for a county or district court jury; or

(B)

the sheriff or constable, for a justice court jury.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 8.006, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 62.012 — Use of Jury Lists, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­62.­htm#62.­012 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Jury Source
62.002
Jury Wheel Cards
62.003
Construction and Security of Jury Wheel
62.004
Drawing Names for Jury Lists
62.005
Observation of Drawing of Names
62.006
Certification of Jury Lists
62.007
Envelopes Containing Jury Lists
62.008
Envelopes Containing Jury Wheel Cards
62.009
Reuse of Jury Wheel Cards
62.010
Refilling or Replacement of Jury Wheel
62.011
Electronic or Mechanical Method of Selection
62.012
Use of Jury Lists
62.013
Summons for Jury Service by Clerk, Sheriff, or Constable
62.014
Summons for Jury Service by Clerks, Sheriffs, or Bailiffs
62.015
Selection of Jury Panel
62.016
Interchangeable Juries in Certain Counties
62.017
Interchangeable Jurors in Certain Other Counties
62.018
Quarters for General Panels
62.019
Bailiffs for General Panels
62.020
Alternate Jurors
62.021
Dismissal of Juror Removed from Panel
62.101
Jury Service
62.102
General Qualifications for Jury Service
62.103
Suspension of General Qualifications
62.104
Disqualification for Legal Blindness
62.105
Disqualification for Particular Jury
62.106
Exemption from Jury Service
62.107
Procedures for Establishing Exemptions
62.108
Permanent Exemption for Elderly
62.109
Exemption for Physical or Mental Impairment or Inability to Comprehend English
62.110
Judicial Excuse of Juror
62.0111
Computer or Telephone Response to Summons
62.111
Penalty for Defaulting Jurors
62.112
Excuse of Juror for Religious Holy Day
62.113
Compilation of List of Noncitizens
62.114
Compilation of List of Nonresidents
62.115
Compilation of List of Convicted Persons
62.0125
Summons for Jury Service on General Election Day Prohibited
62.0131
Form of Written Jury Summons
62.0132
Juror Questionnaire
62.0141
Failure to Answer Jury Summons
62.0142
Notice on Written Summons
62.0143
Postponement of Jury Service
62.0144
Postponement of Jury Service in Certain Counties
62.0145
Removal of Certain Persons from Pool of Prospective Jurors
62.0146
Updating Addresses of Certain Persons in Pool of Prospective Jurors
62.0147
Means of Postponement of Jury Service in Certain Counties
62.0175
Interchangeable Jurors in Counties with a Single District Court and a Single County Court at Law with Concurrent Jurisdiction
62.201
Number of Jurors
62.202
Meals During Jury Deliberation
62.301
Number of Jurors
62.302
Drawing Names for Jury Service in Certain County Courts
62.411
Justice Court Rules
62.412
Summoning Prospective Jurors Directly to Justice Court
62.501
Qualification
62.1031
Failure to Register to Vote
62.1041
Deaf or Hard of Hearing Juror

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 62.012’s source at texas​.gov