UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
FILED 10/10/08
GENERAL ORDER 08- 19
IN RE: SERVICE OF PETIT JURORS and GRAND JURORS
**********
Effective January 1, 2009, by unanimous consensus of the active Judges of
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, IT IS
ORDERED as follows:
1. Petit Jurors shall complete their service requirement upon service of
either twenty (20) days or six (6) months, whichever occurs first.
2. The six (6) months period of service shall begin the first date the petit
juror is notified to appear and end six (6) months after that date.
3. The six (6) months period shall be extended by the number of days the
petit juror is excused during their term of service.
4. This General Order applies to all petit jurors, including the current
wheel (2007-2008.)
5. An active petit juror, with an appearance date prior to
January 1, 2009, shall have the six (6) month period of service
calculated from their first appearance date.
6. Grand Jurors shall be impaneled for a term of twelve (12) months.
The one (1) year term for Grand Jurors shall begin with the 2009
Grand Jury term.
Dated this 10th day of October, 2008.
FOR THE COURT:
s/Jennifer B. Coffman
JENNIFER B. COFFMAN, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
