California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §197: (a) All persons selected for jury service shall be selected at random, from a source or sources inclusive of a representative cross section of the population of the area served by the court.
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Persons selected for jury service must be chosen randomly from sources representing a cross-section of the court's population.
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