alternate juror, in common law, means "alternate juror, reserve juror".
alternate juror：a juror selected as a substitute in case another juror must l e**e the jury panel.
In common law, the jury system refers to a system in which a specific number of citizens with the right to vote participate in deciding whether a suspect is prosecuted or guilty. U.S. law obligates every adult U.S. citizen to serve on a jury. However, persons under the age of 18, who do not live in the country, who do not speak English, who are hard of hearing, and who have a criminal record are not eligible to serve as jurors.
An alternate juror is a juror who is selected to sit in place of a juror when one of the jurors must leave the courtroom. Whenever a juror leaves for any reason, there is an alternate on top.
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the taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.
Taylor's ruling also declared gender discrimination in jury selection unconstitutional and required states to follow the same procedures when selecting male and female jurors.
if a party does not cause the removal by challenge of an individual juror who is deaf, hearing impaired, blind, visually impaired, or speech impaired and who requires auxiliary services to facilitate communication, the party shall (1) stipulate to the presence of a service provider in the jury room during jury deliberations, and (2) prepare and deliver to the court proposed jury instructions to the service provider.
If a party to the litigation does not excuse a counter-objection to the dismissal of a juror who is deaf, hearing-impaired, blind, visually impaired or has a speech impairment, and the juror requires ancillary services to facilitate communication, then the Claim (1) provides that during the course of the jury deliberations, there will be a service provider in the jury chamber and (2) a recommended jury instruction to be given to the service provider prepared and sent to the court.
if any person is summoned as a juror who is not qualified or liable to serve as a juror, or is exempt from service, such want of qualification or exemption shall be a good cause of challenge and the person so summoned shall be discharged on such challenge or on his own application, if the court is satisfied of the fact and so directs; but no such want of qualification or exemption, if not submitted to the court before such person is sworn, shall afterwards be accepted as a ground for impeaching any verdict given by the jury on which such person has served.
If any person summoned to jury service is not qualified or legally responsible to serve as a juror, or is exempt from jury service, the above lack of qualifications or exemptions, for proper reasons against jury service; if the court is satisfied with the facts and directs the matter, the person summoned to jury service shall be discharged from jury service upon objection or on his or her own application; However, any such lack of qualifications or exemptions shall not be granted subsequently if they are not presented to the Tribunal before the summoned person takes the oath.
if auxiliary services are required during the course of jury deliberations, the court shall instruct the jury and the service provider that the service provider for the juror with a disability is not to participate in the jury's deliberations in any manner except to facilitate communication between the juror with a disability and other jurors.
If ancillary services are required in the jury deliberations, the court gives instructions to the jury and the service provider as follows: a person who provides services to a juror who is incapable in any respect, The jury shall not be considered in any way, except in the case of the incompetent juror.