Judicial Branch of California

Upcoming Holidays:

The Court will be closed Friday, March 31st in observance of Cesar Chavez Day. A complete list of Court Holidays can be found at https://www.courts.ca.gov/holidays.htm

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Civil Grand Jury

Civil Grand Jury Information

California has 58 separate grand juries, one in each county. Each grand jury consists of 19 citizens who serve for 1 year. The functions of a grand jury are:

Investigating local government ("watchdog" function).
Issuing criminal indictments to require defendants to go to trial on felony changes, and
Investigating allegations of willful misconduct or corruption in public officials.

Grand Jury Questionnaire - Rev. 5-21