{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-21-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2B:21-5","heading":"Selection of foreperson and deputy foreperson","body":"The foreperson and the deputy foreperson of each grand jury shall be selected publicly and randomly from the persons impanelled as members of the grand jury.  A person selected as the foreperson or deputy foreperson may freely decline to serve in the position, in which case another person shall be selected publicly and randomly to serve.\nSource: New\nL.1995,c.44,s.1.","path":["TITLE 2B COURT ORGANIZATION AND CIVIL CODE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"18332454a38925e267f212740e03d9c8840551872632e67bd9548887b08650b6","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-21-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2b-21-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}