Hamilton County court clerk defends jury selection process after allegations of mostly white juries

April 12, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.

by Sofia Saric

Staff photo / Jury seats remain empty as jurors deliberate during a criminal trial in 2018, at the Courts Building in Chattanooga. Last month, Chattanooga attorney John Cavett alleged Hamilton County's jury selection process was unconstitutional because it garners mostly white juries.
Staff photo / Jury seats remain empty as jurors deliberate during a criminal trial in 2018, at the Courts Building in Chattanooga. Last month, Chattanooga attorney John Cavett alleged Hamilton County's jury selection process was unconstitutional because it garners mostly white juries.

Hamilton County and most Tennessee counties rely solely on driver's license records for jury selection, but the system garners diverse juries and runs smoothly, a court clerk and two coordinators said.

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