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Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60

§1876 Trial by Jury in the Court of International Trade

Title 28 › Part V— PROCEDURE › Chapter 121— JURIES; TRIAL BY JURY › § 1876

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Civil jury trials in the Court of International Trade must use the jury selection rules in this chapter and the district court’s jury selection plan for the place where the case is tried. When that court holds a jury trial, the district court clerk (or a deputy) handles picking and summoning jurors; juror qualifications are the same as under section 1865(b) for U.S. district courts; each side may challenge jurors under section 1870; and jurors are paid under section 1871.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §1876

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(a)In any civil action in the Court of International Trade which is to be tried before a jury, the jury shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and under the procedures set forth in the jury selection plan of the district court for the judicial district in which the case is to be tried.
(b)Whenever the Court of International Trade conducts a jury trial—
(1)the clerk of the district court for the judicial district in which the Court of International Trade is sitting, or an authorized deputy clerk, shall act as clerk of the Court of International Trade for the purposes of selecting and summoning the jury;
(2)the qualifications for jurors shall be the same as those established by section 1865(b) of this title for jurors in the district courts of the United States;
(3)each party shall be entitled to challenge jurors in accordance with section 1870 of this title; and
(4)jurors shall be compensated in accordance with section 1871 of this title.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to civil actions commenced on or after Nov. 1, 1980, see section 701(b)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 251 of this title.

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 1876

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60