(a) A grand jury shall consist of not less than eighteen nor more than twenty-three judicious persons who reside within the superior court unit. V.R.Cr.P. 6(a). (b) Upon order of the presiding judge of the superior court, the superior court clerk shall randomly select persons from the juror master list for grand jury duty. The superior court clerk shall summon them for grand jury service in the manner provided by Rule 4(b) of these rules.(c) When at any time there is not a sufficient number of jurors in attendance to fill the panel for grand jury duty, the presiding judge may order the random selection of additional names from the master list or may order the sheriff or other court officer to summon, with or without process, a sufficient number of judicious persons from the county to fill such grand jury panel. Vt. Juror Qualification R. 7
Adopted Oct. 29, 1993; amended May 24, 2011, eff. 6/1/2011.