This Part applies, as the context requires, to the jury system with respect to all courts in the Unified Court System in which juries are empanelled. This book is written for jurors selected to serve in the trial court of the Federal Government, the United States District Court.The grand jurors discuss with each other the evidence and the legal instructions and then they vote. No one else is present in the room when the grand jury. The Joint Pretrial Statement is filed in a jury case. Any party may respond within one week after the filing of a pretrial memorandum of law. If you received a summons, the first step is to complete the qualification questionnaire. A jury is made up of 12 people who are chosen at random to hear the evidence and decide if the accused is guilty or not guilty. You may request to be excused from jury service you if fall into one of the categories below. You care for a minor child, or a sick, aged, or infirm dependent.