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Jury members must be Swedish citizens and resident in the county in which the case is being heard.

They must be of sound judgement and known for their independence and integrity.

Combined, they should represent a range of social groups and opinions, as well as all parts of the county.

It is the county council that have the responsibility to appoints juries for a tenure of four years under which they may serve in multiple cases.

The appointed jurymen are divided into two groups, in most counties the first with sixteen members and the second with eight.

From this pool of available jurymen the court hears and excludes those with conflicts of interest in the case, after which the defendants and plaintiffs have the right to exclude a number of members, varying by county and group.

The final jury is then randomly selected by drawing of lots.