DAR-001 Jury Management

DAR-001

Jury Management

The following local rule regarding jury management is now adopted by the undersigned Judges of Delaware County.

A. Uniform Jury Selection.

The jury administrator and the supervising judge under the plan will provide a uniform system of jury selection for the courts ensuring that persons selected for jury service are selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of Delaware County. A computerized jury selection system will be fair and will not violate the rights of persons with respect to impartial and random selection of prospective jurors.

B. Jury Selection Plan.

The jury administrator, under the supervision of the supervising judge, shall prepare a written plan for the selection of grand and petit jurors in the county. The plan must be designed to achieve the objectives of, and otherwise comply with Indiana Jury Rules. The Jury Selection Plan of the jury administrator is attached hereto and marked as Delaware County Jury Selection Plan.

C. Master List.

The jury administrator shall compile and maintain a master list consisting of the approved Jury Pool Master List for Delaware County.

D. Juror Service.

Names must be drawn for juror service quarterly, based on a calendar year commencing in January.

1.The jury administrator shall create and file an alphabetical list of names drawn under this section. The alphabetical list may be in the form of a serial listing or discreet computer record filed together to constitute the alphabetical list. Names may not be added to the alphabetical list, except by order of the court. Neither the names drawn nor any list compiled from the alphabetical list may be disclosed to any person other than by order of the supervising judge.

2.Names must be drawn randomly pursuant to Jury Rule 3.

3.Names drawn from the master list may not be returned to the master list until all nonexempt persons on the master list have been called.

E. Random Drawing of Names.

1.The master list will contain names in a sequential order, such as a numeric sequence, and drawn randomly from the Jury Management System through INCITE.