Neb. Sup. Ct. R. 6-1003

As amended through November 11, 2024
Section 6-1003 - [Effective 1/1/2026] Juror qualification form information

Until January 1, 2026, the CONFIDENTIAL JUROR INFORMATION section of the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form, Part VII, shall be detachable and shall be removed by the clerks of the district and county courts or jury commissioners and stored in a confidential manner by such clerk or commissioner until the end of the jury term. No one shall be permitted access to these detached sections except as set forth in this rule. The clerk or commissioner shall deliver the detached confidential information to an approved research agent of the Nebraska Supreme Court. The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee (NMJIC) and the Nebraska Racial Justice Initiative (NRJI) have been approved by the Nebraska Supreme Court as such research agents. The confidential juror information may also be maintained, stored, and transmitted to the approved research agent by electronic means by any court which possesses such capabilities.

After December 31, 2025, the information from all completed juror qualification forms, whether submitted electronically or in paper format, shall be entered into the e-Jury system through JUSTICE, or approved independent jury management software, by the jury commissioner or other appropriately designated court staff of each county. Such information shall be available to the State Court Administrator, as an agent of the Supreme Court, and any release of juror information by the Supreme Court or an agent of the Supreme Court must comply with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1673. Jury commissioners or other appropriately designated court staff shall not be prohibited from releasing aggregate information gathered from potential jurors in a manner that protects all names and personally identifying information. In counties using approved independent jury management software, the aggregate juror information shall be transmitted electronically, in a manner that protects all names and personally identifying information, to the State Court Administrator annually, on a fiscal year basis.

Neb. Sup. Ct. R. 6-1003

Amended October 16, 2024, effective 1/1/2026.