{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-16-55","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-16-55","heading":"Declaration of Policy.","body":"It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity, in accordance with this article, to be considered for jury service in this state and an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 16 Juries.","Article 2A Qualifications and Selection of Jurors Generally."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-16-55","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"8fe53d993fb34383ca9e5b0c193dfe53ad2dea4cca49c62667f7738ec60b75a8","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-16-51","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-16-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}