In a New South Wales juror's oath, the juror promises to "...well and truly try and true deliverance make between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the accused whom you shall have in charge, and a true verdict give according to the evidence." In Western Australia each jury has a choice to either "swear by Almighty God" or "solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm" to "give a true verdict according to the evidence upon the issue to be tried by me." In Queensland each jury has a choice for an Oath or Affirmation. The Oath is as follows: The Affirmation is as follows:
France
According to the French Code of Penal Procedure, all jurors must individually swear to the following message from the judge presiding the court:
A New Zealand juror's oath reads: "Members of the jury: Do each of you swear by Almighty God that you will try the case before you to the best of your ability and give your verdict according to the evidence?"
In the United Kingdom, each juror can opt either to swear an oath on the holy book of their choice or to affirm. The oath typically takes the form "I swear that I will faithfully try the defendant and give a true verdict according to the evidence." The affirmation, which was originally made available to Quakers and Moravians by the Quakers and Moravians Act 1838 and later extended to anybody who chooses to do so, takes the form "I solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will faithfully try the defendant and give a true verdict according to the evidence."
In the United States, a federal juror's oath usually states something to the effect of, "Do you and each of you solemnly swear that you will well and truly try and a true deliverance make between the United States and ______, the defendant at the bar, and a true verdict render according to the evidence, so help you God?" Jury instructions sometimes make reference to the juror's oath. For example, the Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions developed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit for use by U.S. District Courts state: James Duane has said, with regard to the juror's oath, "In federal court it is not even prescribed by statute. It is simply an old tradition judges have made up."
