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Juror breakdown for the Tex McIver murder trial

ATLANTA — A judge seated a jury of 12 people, plus four alternates, who will decide the fate of Tex McIver, the Atlanta attorney accused of intentionally killing his wife. Here's what we know about them:

Juror 1
  • White man
  • Lives in Roswell
  • Works for health care services company
  • Has a master's degree
  • Married with two children, ages 25 and 23
  • Previously served on two criminal juries
  • Had an office on Peachtree and would frequently drive or walk in the area where the alleged crime occurred
  • Has a will
  • Was pre-med in college, worked in a hospital from 12th grade through grad school and was an emergency room tech for the last three years of that period
  • Has a handgun, rifle, shotgun in his home belonging to his son, an avid hunter
  • Sister and brother are both retired Miami PD officers
Juror 2 
  • White woman
  • Lives in East Point
  • Works as a domestic engineer
  • Has a high school diploma
  • Married with no kids
  • Abstains from alcohol, but has no moral or ethical objection to other people drinking
  • Democratic-leaning, has volunteered for Democratic campaigns and registered people to vote
  • Has participated in protests and marches for Black Lives Matter and the Women's March
  • Originally from Flint, Michigan
  • Had a friend who was killed in West End
Juror 3
  • White man
  • Lives in west midtown
  • Works as a CPA
  • Has a master's degree in accounting
  • Unmarried with no kids
  • Was once arrested for DUI, but charges were dismissed
Juror 4
  • Black woman
  • Lives in Grove Park
  • Educator for DeKalb County Schools since 2004
  • Has a specialist degree in education
  • Married with two children, ages 12 and 25
  • Once called 911 for infant son, who stopped breathing, and said the response was fast
  • Husband has a couple of handguns for protection, but she has never fired one
Juror 5
  • White man
  • Has a master's degree in engineering and business
  • Married with two children, ages 4 and 2
  • Attends synagogue
  • Has a will prepared by a lawyer, which he keeps in his lawyer's vault
  • Called 911 for his younger sister when she was age 4 and choking on a grape
Juror 6
  • White woman
  • Lives in Alpharetta
  • Worked as a sales rep for Appen Media Group, now retired
  • Married, with three children, ages 30, 33 and 35
  • Has been in a lawsuit, in which she sued another driver for texting while driving
  • Daughter had a DUI
  • Brother-in-law shot and killed himself
  • Has a will with one copy in the safety deposit box and the other with her son
  • Husband owns several guns -- rifles, shotguns, handguns -- and puts a gun in the glove box or center console when he travels
Juror 7
  • White woman
  • Lives in Roswell
  • Elementary art teacher for 15 years
  • Education specialist degree
  • Married
  • Husband owns a handgun, but doesn't carry it in public and doesn't store it in the car when he travels unless he's going to a gun range
Juror 8

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EXCUSED FOR FAMILY EMERGENCY

  • White man
  • Lives in Sandy Springs
  • CFO for restaurant group for six years
  • Has a bachelor's degree in business and finance
  • Married with one daughter, age 27
  • Was sued when daughter was in car accident and he was owner of vehicle
  • Previously served on a jury, but matter was resolved before opening statements
  • Has a will, of which lawyer has a copy
  • Brother and father are both dead, has been involved with those probate matters
  • Called authorities when 15-year-old brother tried to commit suicide by shooting himself
  • Wife owns a gun that juror shot recreationally
Juror 9
  • White man
  • Lives in Alpharetta
  • Employed at a construction supply company, previously was self-employed as a professional musician
  • Married with no children
  • Was on a criminal jury that reached a verdict
  • Was previously employed at a law firm in college
  • Has a will
  • Owns a hunting rifle, shotgun and a .22

Channel 2 Action News and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will bring you LIVE gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Tex McIver murder trial. Check back each day for a live blog from the courtroom and daily video recaps. Visit our Tex McIver murder trial special section for an interactive timeline, history of the case and much more.

Juror 10
  • Black woman
  • Lives in Union City
  • Single with three children, ages 20, 16, 13
  • Has a high school diploma
  • Certified nursing assistant, or home health aide, also does independent tax preparation on the side and has worked in a VA Hospital
  • Used to be a Lyft driver, has been to the Edgewood area because of that and has had drunken passengers in her car
Juror 11
  • White woman
  • Lives in Johns Creek
  • Senior development manager for a cruise line
  • Has a college degree
  • Married with two children, ages 17 and 13
  • Cousin and best friend were both robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents
  • Has a will and is executor of her brother's will
Juror 12
  • Black man
  • Finance and accounting manager
  • Not married, has a 25-year-old daughter in nursing school
  • Attends church and regularly engages in social activism
  • Father was a Washington, D.C. police officer
  • Said area where he lives, which is close to where the alleged crime occurred, has been gentrified in recent years
Alternate 1

- Takes over for Juror 42, who had family emergency

  • Black woman
  • Lives in Johns Creek
  • Works for the CDC
  • Married with two daughters, ages 10 and 15
  • Abstains from alcohol, but doesn't object to other people drinking
Alternate 2
  • White man
  • Lives in midtown
  • Works as a landscape architect and urban planner
  • Is in a committed a relationship
  • No children
  • Owns a gun but hasn't shot it recently
Alternate 3
  • White woman
  • Lives in west midtown
  • Works as a management consultant for financial institution
  • Unmarried with no children
  • Has never fired a gun, but doesn't oppose gun ownership
Alternate 4
  • Black woman
  • Lives in South Fulton County
  • Social worker with Fulton County DFCS
  • Bachelor's degree in social work, working on masters in social work
  • Unmarried with no children
  • Carjacked at gunpoint in 2015, no arrest was made
  • Has a will prepared by a lawyer, and parents have a copy
  • Mother has sleep apnea
  • Involved with a youth organization called Ladies of Favor, chaperoned the group at a Black Lives Matter march