sec.20Power of judge to excuse from jury service

### sec.20 Power of judge to excuse from jury service A judge may excuse a person from jury service— for a particular jury service period (or part of a particular jury service period); or permanently. A judge may exercise the power to excuse from jury service— on the judge’s own initiative; or on application by a member of a jury panel who wants to be excused from jury service. A judge may hear an application under this section with or without formality. If the judge’s decision on an application under this section is inconsistent with the sheriff’s decision on an earlier application made to the sheriff by the same applicant, the judge’s decision prevails. s 20 amd 2002 No. 23 s 52 (sec.20-ssec.1) A judge may excuse a person from jury service— for a particular jury service period (or part of a particular jury service period); or permanently. (sec.20-ssec.2) A judge may exercise the power to excuse from jury service— on the judge’s own initiative; or on application by a member of a jury panel who wants to be excused from jury service. (sec.20-ssec.3) A judge may hear an application under this section with or without formality. (sec.20-ssec.4) If the judge’s decision on an application under this section is inconsistent with the sheriff’s decision on an earlier application made to the sheriff by the same applicant, the judge’s decision prevails. - (a) for a particular jury service period (or part of a particular jury service period); or - (b) permanently. - (a) on the judge’s own initiative; or - (b) on application by a member of a jury panel who wants to be excused from jury service.