Bars Disability Exclusion From Federal Juries
HR5096-119 · Introduced Sep 2, 2025
Why it matters
People with disabilities or older people could no longer be left off federal juries just for those reasons. Courts would have to offer reasonable accommodations before excluding them.
What it does
- Adds disability and age to the list of protected traits for federal jury selection
- Bars excluding people from federal juries for a disability if reasonable accommodation would allow service
- Keeps the exception for disabilities that cannot be reasonably accommodated
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About this bill
Would bar federal courts from excluding people from jury service because of disability or age. Exclusion would still be allowed when a disability cannot be reasonably accommodated.
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act
Perspectives
💬 The case for
Disability rights groups would likely say people should not be shut out of juries based on disability. Age and disability would be added to the same protections as race and sex.
💬 The case against
Some court officials would likely say the change could make jury selection harder. They may worry about the cost and effort of accommodations.
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