jury wheel

noun

, Law.

1. a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jury wheel¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

In 1992, Connecticut’s federal court found that Hartford and New Britain — home to two-thirds of the state’s Black and Hispanic populations — were improperly omitted entirely from the qualified jury wheel because a computer read the letter “d” in “Hartford” as meaning all potential jurors there were deceased and because names from New Britain’s voter rolls were never inputted.

From Washington Post

In part they blame the federal court’s “master jury wheel” of about 600,000 potential jurors for underrepresenting Black people.

From Washington Post

They asked for dismissal of the indictment and a halt to proceedings in the case ending what they called the “reconstitution of the jury wheel”.

From The Guardian

Defense attorneys asked for dismissal of the indictment and a halt to proceedings in the case pending what they called "reconstitution of the jury wheel."

From Seattle Times

Defense attorneys asked for dismissal of the indictment and a halt to proceedings in the case pending what they called "reconstitution of the jury wheel."

From Seattle Times