The people who make up a jury ( or an inquest ) are selected at random from the population. The sheriff's office does this, using the phone book, driver's license information, and voter registrations. Some counties use only one of these methods to "find" potential jurors, some use two or all of them. If you drive a car, have a phone, and are registered to vote, you will be called for jury duty some day.
If you are called for jury duty, you will get a notice in the mail to appear in court at a specified time, on a particular day. After you get there, and if the court case you were summoned for is proceeding as scheduled, you will experience the part you might have seen on TV in a courtroom drama, where the lawyers may "challenge" a juror and ask that he or she be removed from the case.
If you would like to see a jury in action, you might watch Twelve Angry Men--either the classic black and white version, or the newer remake.
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