Number of Jurors in a Jury in the US

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How many jurors are there in a jury in the US?

From 6 to 23.

The US Courts website identifies two kinds of juries: Grand Juries and Trial Juries. The latter, also called Petit Jury, may be either criminal or civil. A criminal petit jury is composed of 12 jurors, whereas civil petit juries must have between 6 and 12 jurors. The grand jury, on the other hand, is formed by 23 jurors ‘“ their role is to decide whether the evidence presented is sufficient for the case to go on trial.

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