I was summoned to serve on the Grand Jury. It is for a term of six months and every capital case during that time will go before that jury!
I went to the courthouse, and by the time they excused a couple, and issued bench warrants for five or six that didn't show, there were only 18 names left in the pool. They put the names in a box and drew them one at a time--12 jurors and 2 alternates.
I wasn't even worried--I've never won a drawing in my life! Three others and I were "free to go".
DonM