IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
IN THE MATTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER
REFILLING MASTER
JURY WHEEL No. 25-AO-1-P
It has been brought to the court’s attention that under the Jury Selection Plan for the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, the Master Jury Wheel is due to be
refilled.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
1. The Master Jury Wheel for the Davenport Eastern Division, Central Des Moines
Division and Council Bluffs Western Division of this district shall be refilled by August 1, 2025.
2. Pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 of the Jury Selection Plan, the Secretary of State for the
State of Iowa is authorized to carry out, by automated methods, the instructions, and orders of
this court, relating to the selection and recording of prospective juror names to be extracted from
the “Source Lists” as defined in Section 5(c) of the Jury Selection Plan.
3. For the Davenport Eastern Division, the selection must commence with the selection
and recording of the 3rd name on the Eastern Division Source List, and, thereafter, every 21st
name must be selected until the end of the Eastern Division Source List is reached.
For the Des Moines Central Division, the selection must commence with the
selection and recording of the 1st name on the Central Division Source List, and, thereafter,
every 28th name must be selected until the end of the Central Division Source List is reached.
For the Council Bluffs Western Division, the selection must commence with the selection
and recording of the 10th name on the Western Division Source List, and, thereafter, every 10th
name must be selected until the end of the Western Division Source List is reached.
4. The names of the persons selected and recorded are to be treated as confidential and
are neither to be furnished to any other person or organization nor used for any purpose other than
for use in refilling this court’s Master Jury Wheel under the Jury Selection Plan.
5. After drawing the names as set forth above, the Secretary of State for the State of
Iowa must promptly provide to the Clerk of this court the lists of names in the form previously
agreed to with the Clerk of this court.
6. The Clerk must then cause mailings to be sent to each person whose name appears on
the lists so that he or she can complete a juror questionnaire. The Clerk is authorized to
subcontract the mailings only if appropriate measures are made to protect the confidentiality of
the names listed.
7. Prior to refilling the Master Jury Wheel, the Clerk must draw, at random, a sufficient
number of names from the existing Qualified Jury Wheel to satisfy the need for jurors in this
district while the Master Jury Wheel is being refilled. After the new Master Jury Wheel is filled,
the old Master Jury Wheel will be replaced. Upon refilling the new Qualified Jury Wheel, the old
Qualified Jury Wheel will be replaced.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 14th day of February, 2025.
