Apportionment of Jurors throughout the Commonwealth

Apportionment of Jurors Throughout Commonwealth. (a) Jurors shall from time to time be selected from such parts of the Commonwealth as the court directs so as to be most favorable to an impartial trial and not incur unnecessary expense or unduly burden the residents of any part of the Commonwealth with jury service. To this end the court may direct the maintenance of separate jury boxes for some or all of the places for holding court in the Commonwealth. (b) Jurors summoned for service at one place for holding court may, if the public convenience so requires and the jurors will not be unduly burdened thereby, be directed by the court to serve at another place. Source: 5 TTC § 507. Commission Comment: The general practice within the Commonwealth is to select jurors from Saipan for jury trials held on Saipan, from Rota for jury trials held on Rota, and from Tinian for jury trials held on Tinian.