Race of members of a grand jury when a case involves matters of race?
<p>I assume members of a grand jury are not just randomly selected from the population.</p>
<p>In a case involving racism, for example, the race of the jury members is certainly relevant.</p>
<p>In a case about a member of a minority, random selection would usually not choose a minority person by definition</p>
<p>Even in cases that are not about race-related questions at all, the race distribution on the jury may be critical, as shown in the example of the police shooting involving Breonna Taylor - but that seems to be an independent question.</p>
<p>How are the members of a grand jury chosen?
What is the strategy, or the ideas it is based on?</p>

<h2>Your assumption is wrong</h2>
<p>Grand juries are <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_juries_in_the_United_States#Selection" rel="nofollow noreferrer">selected</a> at random from citizens residing in the relevant district.</p>
<p>For <a href="http://The%20Administrative%20Office%20of%20the%20Courts%20compiles%20a%20county-by-county%20master%20list%20of%20prospective%20jurors%20for%20the%20entire%20state.%20The%20master%20list%20includes%20all%20people%20filing%20a%20Kentucky%20resident%20individual%20tax%20return,%20in%20addition%20to%20registered%20voters%20and%20licensed%20drivers%20over%20the%20age%20of%2018." rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kentucky</a> specifically:</p>
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<p>The Administrative Office of the Courts compiles a county-by-county master list of prospective jurors for the entire state. The master list includes all people filing a Kentucky resident individual tax return, in addition to registered voters and licensed drivers over the age of 18.</p>
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<p>So, the random selection pool is limited to taxpayers, voters and drivers but selection from that pool is random. Further,</p>
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<p>To qualify for jury service, a person must:</p>
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<p>-Be 18 years of age or older.</p>
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<p>-Be a United States citizen.</p>
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<p>-Be a resident of the county in which the case is to be tried.</p>
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<p>-Be able to speak and understand English.</p>
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<p>-Not have been convicted of a felony, unless pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored by the governor or other authorized person of the jurisdiction in which he or she was convicted.</p>
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<p>-Not be currently under indictment.</p>
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<p>-Not have served on a jury within the past 24 months.</p>
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<p>In Kentucky, there is no strategy. All juries are drawn at random from a list of qualified prospective jurors. The grand jury might hear more than one case: unlike petit juries, they are not limited to a single issue (potential case).</p>

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