{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-13-7-17","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 13-7-17","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 13-7-17","body":"The impaneling judge shall appoint one (1) of the jurors to be a foreman and another to be deputy foreman. During the absence of the foreman, the deputy foreman shall act as foreman. The foreman and deputy foreman shall be sworn pursuant to Section 13-5-45 .","path":["MS Code","Title 13"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"1feb2d3362175d7e4c8b41325373a37a81b3dd53f2346c44e8e720f7883a0c67","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-13-7-15","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-13-7-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}