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WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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9 ADOPTION OF AMENDED GENERAL ORDER NO. 09-22
JURY SELCTION PLAN
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On January 13, 2022, the Judges of the United States District Court for the Western
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District of Washington approved the Revised Jury Selection Plan (attached), pending approval
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16 On February 24, 2022, the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit approved the Western
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District of Washington’s Amended Jury Selection Plan.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Amended Jury Selection Plan is adopted and
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becomes effective retroactively to February 24, 2022.
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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AMENDED PLAN
FOR THE
RANDOM SELECTION OF
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS
Adopted February 24, 2022
Approved by Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit
February 24, 2022
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................................... 1
General Matters ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Section 1.01 Authority .................................................................................................................... 1
Section 1.02 Application ................................................................................................................. 1
Section 1.03 Definitions................................................................................................................... 1
Section 1.04 Policy ........................................................................................................................... 2
Section 1.05 Discrimination Prohibited......................................................................................... 2
Section 1.06 Management Responsibilities ................................................................................... 2
Section 1.07 Delegation of the Clerk’s Management Responsibilities ........................................ 3
Section 1.08 Jury Management Divisions ...................................................................................... 3
Section 1.09 Emptying and Refilling the District and Divisional Master Jury Wheels ............. 4
Section 1.10 Method and Manner of the Random Selection of Jurors ....................................... 4
Section 1.11 General Notice............................................................................................................ 6
Section 1.12 Protection of Jurors’ Employment........................................................................... 6
Section 1.13 Modifications .............................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Source Lists, Initial Random Selection, and the Master Jury Wheel ................................................. 6
Section 2.01 Source Lists ................................................................................................................ 6
Section 2.02 Size of the Master Jury Wheels ................................................................................ 7
Section 2.03 Substantial Proportional Representation and the Master Jury Wheels ............... 7
Section 2.04 Filling the Master Jury Wheels ................................................................................ 7
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 8
Drawing Names from the Master Jury Wheel, Juror Qualification, and the Qualified Jury Wheel
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Section 3.01 Drawing Names from the Master Jury Wheel ........................................................ 8
Section 3.02 Juror Qualification Questionnaires ......................................................................... 8
Section 3.03 Failure to Submit a Juror Qualification Questionnaire or Appear ...................... 8
Section 3.04 Determining Juror Qualification Status .................................................................. 9
Section 3.05 Qualified Jury Wheel .............................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER FOUR ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors .................................................................................................... 11
Section 4.01 Selection and Empanelment of Grand and Petit Jurors ....................................... 11
Section 4.02 Summoning Grand and/or Petit Jurors .................................................................. 11
Section 4.03 Petit Jury Term – One Week On Call/One Trial Term of Service....................... 12
Section 4.04 Disclosure of Petit Juror Information .................................................................... 12
Section 4.05 Grand Jury Impanelment ....................................................................................... 13
Section 4.06 Term of Regular Grand Jury ................................................................................. 13
Section 4.07 Term of Special Grand Jury ................................................................................... 13
Section 4.08 Alternate Grand Jurors .......................................................................................... 14
Section 4.09 Disclosure of Grand Juror Information ................................................................ 14
CHAPTER FIVE ...................................................................................................................................... 14
Exclusion or Excuse from Jury Service .............................................................................................. 14
Section 5.01 Exclusion or Excuse from Jury Service ................................................................. 14
Section 5.02 Jury Service Limit ................................................................................................... 15
Section 5.03 Permanent Exclusion or Excuse from Jury Service ............................................. 15
CHAPTER SIX ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Disclosure and Retention of Jury Selection Records ......................................................................... 15
Section 6.01 Release of Jury Plan Information........................................................................... 15
Section 6.02 Release of Juror Records ......................................................................................... 16
Section 6.03 Retention of Juror Records..................................................................................... 16
Section 6.04 Request to Inspect Juror Records ........................................................................... 16
Approval of the Amended Plan for the Random Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors ....................... 17
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CHAPTER ONE
General Matters
Section 1.01 Authority
This Jury Plan is adopted by the United States District Court for the
Western District of Washington in accordance with the provisions of the
Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-274), as
amended and codified in 28 U.S.C.§ 1861 et seq.
Section 1.02 Application
This Jury Plan will take effect after approval by a reviewing panel of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1863(a). The prior Jury Plan will be superseded as of the
effective date of this revised Plan. A copy of the revised Plan, as
approved by the reviewing panel, will be provided to the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General of the
United States.
Section 1.03 Definitions
For purposes of this Plan:
“Jury Selection Process” will be deemed to include all activities
associated with the master and qualified jury wheels relating to the
random selection, qualification, summoning, and service of grand and
petit jurors.
“Chief Judge” means the Chief Judge of this District, or any
supervising judge appointed by the Chief Judge.
“Clerk” and “Clerk of Court” means the Clerk of this District
Court, any authorized deputy clerk, or any other person authorized by
the Chief Judge or by this Plan to assist the Clerk in the performance of
duties under this Plan.
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Section 1.04 Policy
It is the policy of the Court that all litigants in this Court, entitled to trial by
jury, have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair
cross section of the community in the district or division wherein the Court
convenes. It is also the policy of the Court that all citizens in the district
shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit
juries and have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that
purpose.
Section 1.05 Discrimination Prohibited
No citizen will be excluded from service as a grand or petit juror on
account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status.
Section 1.06 Management Responsibilities
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(l), the Clerk of Court will
manage the Jury Selection Process under the supervision and control of
the Chief Judge, or of such other judge of the District Court as the Chief
Judge designates.
The Court finds that electronic data processing methods can be
advantageously used for managing this Plan. At the Clerk’s option, after
consultation with the Chief Judge, a properly programmed electronic
data processing system or a combination system employing both manual
and electronic machine methods, may be used for all randomized
drawings and to perform other clerical and record-keeping jury
functions.
In the event of an emergency, computer malfunction, or any overt or
obvious deviation from this Plan caused by automation, the Clerk, with
the approval of the Chief Judge, will manually, or by alternative
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electronic methods, proceed from the last step correctly implemented to
manage the Plan.
Section 1.07 Delegation of the Clerk’s Management Responsibilities
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. §§ 1863(b)(l) and 1869(a), the Clerk of
Court may delegate responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the
Jury Selection Process to any authorized deputy clerk, or to any
authorized non-court person or agency.
The Clerk may use the services of non-court personnel to assist in the
Jury Selection Process. For purposes of this plan, the phrase “non-court
personnel” may include, but is not limited to:
(a) County or State officials, and their employees or agents,
who are responsible for custody and maintenance of the source lists
identified in Section 2.01 of this Plan.
(b) Owners, employees, operators and/or agents of computer
or data processing centers, bar-coding facilities, mail handling centers,
document reproduction facilities, and optical scanning facilities, and
similar facilities whose services are requested or employed by the Clerk
to support the Jury Selection Process.
(c) Other non-court administrative or clerical persons whose
services are requested or employed by the Clerk to select, process,
and/or mail the various documents and records involved in the Jury
Selection Process.
Section 1.08 Jury Management Divisions (See 28 U.S.C. § 1869(e) and Local Rule
LCR 3(d)).
In order to facilitate the Jury Selection Process, the Clerk is directed to align
the Western District of Washington’s counties into the following jury
management divisions:
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(a) Seattle Division: Island, King, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and
Whatcom.
(b) Tacoma Division: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor,
Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston,
and Wahkiakum.
A separate divisional master wheel will be maintained for each division.
This Plan applies to each of the divisional master wheels, which comprise
the master jury wheel for the district. Jurors will be selected for service
from a single division for petit juries or from any combination of divisions
for grand juries as the Chief Judge may from time to time direct.
Section 1.09 Emptying and Refilling the District and Divisional Master Jury
Wheels
The Clerk of Court will create and maintain a master jury wheel for each
of the divisions within the district. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. §
1863(b)(4), the Clerk is directed to empty and refill the master jury wheels
every two years between January 1 and July 1. When the master jury
wheels are emptied, the existing qualified jury wheel will continue to be
used until the Clerk determines that an adequate number of persons from
the new master jury wheel have been qualified. At that time, the previous
qualified jury wheel will be emptied and new qualified jury wheels will be
created. Summoned jurors from previous qualified jury wheels may serve
at the same time with jurors selected from later qualified jury wheels. If
additional time is needed to empty and refill the master jury wheel,
permission must be obtained from the Chief Judge of the Circuit.
Section 1.10 Method and Manner of the Random Selection of Jurors
The randomized selection procedures set forth in this Plan must ensure
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that the names chosen will represent all segments of the source lists from
which drawn, that the mathematical odds of any single name being
picked are substantially equal.
(a) The selection of names from the complete source list databases in
electronic media for the master jury wheels may be accomplished
by a purely randomized process through a properly programmed
electronic data processing system. Similarly, at the option of the
Clerk and after consultation with the Chief Judge, a properly
programmed electronic data processing system for purely
randomized selection may be used to select names from the
master wheel for the purpose of determining qualification for
jury service, from the qualified wheel for summoning persons to
serve as grand or petit jurors, from the pool of jurors to serve as a
panel, and from the panel of jurors to serve as a jury. Such
random selections of names from the source lists for inclusion in
the master wheels by data computer personnel must ensure that
each county within the jury division is substantially
proportionally represented in the master jury wheel in accordance
with 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(3). The purely randomized selection
procedure may be used for all drawings. (See Section 2.03 herein
for the procedures to ensure proper proportional county
representation in the divisional master jury wheels.)
(b) Manual Randomized Selection of Jury Panels and Petit Juries
After the jurors have been summoned, the Clerk has the option,
after consultation with the Chief Judge, to randomly select jurors
manually for petit or grand jury panels and for petit juries for
specific cases by:
(1) preserving the computer prepared random sequence of
the names of jurors summoned and assigning jurors to
panels in the order listed; or preserving the computer
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prepared random sequence of the names of jurors
impaneled and assigning jurors to petit juries in the order
listed; or
(2) drawing names at random from a box, jury wheel, or
similar container containing the names of the present pool
or panel of jurors.
Section 1.11 General Notice
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1864(a), the Clerk will post a general
notice for public review in the Clerk’s Office and on the Court’s public
website explaining the process by which names are periodically and
randomly drawn from the source list and the master and qualified
wheels.
Section 1.12 Protection of Jurors’ Employment
No employer can discharge, threaten to discharge, intimidate, or coerce
any permanent employee over such employee’s jury service, or the
attendance or scheduled attendance in connection with such jury service.
Any employer who violates the provisions of this section will be subject
to penalties specified by 28 U.S.C. § 1875.
Section 1.13 Modifications
Modifications to this Plan may be made from time to time by this Court,
upon approval of the Ninth Circuit Reviewing Panel of the Judicial
Council and must be made when so directed by the Reviewing Panel.
CHAPTER TWO
Source Lists, Initial Random Selection, and the Master Jury Wheel
Section 2.01 Source Lists (See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1861 and 1863(b)(2) and (3))
Voter Registration Lists: The Court finds that county voter registration
lists, along with drivers’ license and identification card lists, represent a
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fair cross section of the citizens residing within the communities in the
Western District of Washington.
These sources lists will be merged and duplicate records purged. The
Court takes notice that when two or more source lists are used, one
person’s name may appear more than once. The Clerk, must, either
manually or through automated systems, eliminate as reasonably as
possible such duplicates before any selection procedures begin.
Section 2.02 Size of the Master Jury Wheels (See 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(4))
The Clerk is authorized to randomly select from the combined source
lists within each jury division a minimum number of names, at least
one-half of one percent of the names on the source list(s), sufficient to
qualify prospective jurors for a two-year period to initially fill the
master jury wheels for each jury division. The Chief Judge may order
additional names to be placed in the master jury wheels from time
to time as necessary.
Section 2.03 Substantial Proportional Representation and the Master Jury Wheels
When selecting names from the combined source lists, specific and
detailed procedures will be followed to ensure the random selection of a
fair cross section of the persons residing in the community in the
division where the court convenes. Such random selection of names
from the combined source lists for inclusion in the master wheel will be
designed to ensure that each county within the division is substantially
represented and proportionate to the total number of actual voters in
each county at the last general election. 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(3)
Section 2.04 Filling the Master Jury Wheels
Once the names for each county have been randomly selected, the Clerk
will combine and randomly sort all jury division names and enter them
into the master jury wheel for the appropriate jury divisions.
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CHAPTER THREE
Drawing Names from the Master Jury Wheel, Juror
Qualification, and the Qualified Jury Wheel
Section 3.01 Drawing Names from the Master Jury Wheel
From time to time as directed by the Chief Judge, the Clerk must draw at
random from the master jury wheel of each division, the names of as
many persons as may be required for jury service in each division. 28
U.S.C. § 1864(a).
Section 3.02 Juror Qualification Process
The Clerk shall prepare, manually or by electronic means, the list of the
names to be drawn randomly pursuant to Section 3.01 of this plan. The
Clerk shall prepare and mail to every person whose name is so drawn, a
qualification letter via first class mail. Jurors will be instructed to
complete the questionnaire process online at the Court’s website
www.wawd.uscourts.gov within ten (10) days of receipt of the mailing
from the Court. If a juror is unable to complete the process online, they
can request a paper questionnaire be mailed to them via US mail. The
paper questionnaire shall be completed and mailed back with ten (10)
days of receipt. 28 U.S.C. § 1864(a).
Section 3.03 Failure to Submit a Juror Qualification Questionnaire
If a person fails to submit a completed juror qualification questionnaire,
the Clerk may issue a summons to the person directing them to appear in
the Clerk’s Office to complete the qualification questionnaire. 28 U.S.C.
§ 1864(a). No juror fees or costs for this appearance will be paid, unless
otherwise ordered by the Court. 28 U.S.C § 1864(b) lists the penalties that
may be imposed by the court.
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Section 3.04 Determining Juror Qualification Status
The Chief Judge, upon the recommendation of the Clerk, or the Clerk of
Court or designee, under the supervision of the Court, will determine
solely on the basis of information provided on the juror qualification
questionnaire and other competent evidence whether a person is
unqualified for, exempt, or to be excused from jury service. 28 U.S.C. §
1865(a). The Clerk must enter such determination on the questionnaire or
in the jury management database.
(a) Disqualification from Jury Service
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1865(b), any person will be
deemed qualified to serve on grand and petit juries in this district
unless such person:
(1) is not a citizen of the United States, is less than 18 years
old, or has not resided for a period of one year within the
judicial district;
(2) is unable to read, write, and understand the English
language with a degree of proficiency sufficient to
satisfactorily fill out the juror qualification questionnaire;
(3) is unable to speak the English language;
(4) is incapable, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, to
render satisfactory jury service; or
(5) has a charge pending against him for the commission of
or has been convicted in a State or Federal court of
record of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for more
than one year and his civil rights have not been restored.
(b) Exemption from Jury Service
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(6), the following persons
are barred from jury service on the grounds that they are exempt:
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(1) members in active service in the Armed Forces of the
United States;
(2) members of the fire or police departments of any state,
district, territory, possession, or subdivision thereof; and
(3) public officers in the executive, legislative, or judicial
branches of the Government of the United States, or any
state, district, territory, possession or subdivision thereof,
who are actively engaged in the performance of their
official duties. A “public officer” means a person who is
elected to public office or who is directly appointed by a
person elected to public officer.
(c) Excuses from Jury Service on Individual Request
(1) Permanent Excuse
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(5)(A) and (B),
the Court finds that jury service by members of the
following occupational classes or groups of persons
would entail undue hardship or extreme inconvenience to
the members thereof, and the excuse of such members
would not be inconsistent with §§ 1861 and 1862 of 28
U.S.C., and will be granted upon individual written
request to those:
(A) persons age 75 years or older;
(B) persons who have served as grand or petit jurors
in a federal court, within the past two years; or
(C) persons who serve a public agency without
compensation as volunteer safety personnel (such
as firefighters or members of a rescue squad or
ambulance crew).
(2) Temporary Excuse
Upon application showing undue hardship or extreme
inconvenience, any qualified juror may be temporarily
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excused from jury service for such period as the Clerk
deems necessary. Unless otherwise directed by the Court,
those individuals temporarily excused from jury service
should either be summoned again for jury service, or their
names should be reinserted into their respective qualified
jury wheel for possible future selection.
Section 3.05 Qualified Jury Wheel
The Clerk must maintain a separate qualified jury wheel for each jury
division within the district and will place in such wheels the names of all
persons randomly selected from their respective master jury wheel who
are determined to be qualified to serve as jurors and are not exempt or
excused from service pursuant to this Plan.
CHAPTER FOUR
Selection of Grand and Petit Jurors
Section 4.01 Selection and Empanelment of Grand and Petit Jurors (See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1866(a))
The Clerk will draw at random from the qualified jury wheels the names
of as many persons as may be required for assignment to grand and petit
jury panels in the District. (See Section 1.11 herein for random selection
procedures.).
Section 4.02 Summoning Grand and/or Petit Jurors (See 28 U.S.C. § 1866(b))
The original qualification letter will be sent via first class mail in
compliance with 28 U.S.C. § 1866(b)), and the summons can be sent
via email to the randomly selected persons who have provided an
email address. The summons will be sent via first class mail to those
persons who have not provided an email address.
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Section 4.03 Petit Jury Term – One Week On Call/One Day-One Trial Term of
Service
It is the policy of the Western District of Washington that all prospective
petit jurors serve a one week on call/one day-one trial term of service.
Prospective petit jurors are subject to make appearances during their term
but may serve on no more than one trial in the United States District
Court for the Western District of Washington.
Upon completion of their service, such jurors will be released from further
jury service obligations for a period of not less than two years. The Court
reserves the right to modify the provisions of this petit jury policy when
the interests of justice so require.
Section 4.04 Disclosure of Petit Juror Information
(a) To Attorneys and Parties: On the day of trial, the list of names,
and in most instances, certain biographical information of trial
jurors shall be furnished to the attorneys for the parties and any
parties appearing pro se in said trial or otherwise furnished to
attorneys and parties as ordered by the trial judge. Notwithstanding
this general policy, any trial judge may order the Clerk to keep
jurors names confidential in any case where the interests of justice
so require.
(b) To the Public and the Media: The names of prospective and
sitting petit jurors will be disclosed to the public or media only
upon order of the Court. A request for disclosure of petit juror
names to the media or public must be made in writing to the
presiding judge.
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Section 4.05 Grand Jury Impanelment (See 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(8))
One or more grand juries will be impaneled for this district or any division
or combined divisions of this district in accordance with court orders
issued by the Chief Judge. The impanelment of every regular or special
grand jury will not be conducted in open court or within public view.
(a) Divisional Grand Juries: If a grand jury is to be impaneled for
service in a division only, the Clerk will draw at random from the
qualified wheel of that division such number of prospective grand
jurors as the Chief Judge may direct.
(b) Combined Divisional or Entire District Grand Juries: If a grand
jury is to be impaneled for service in combined divisions or in the
entire district, the Clerk will draw at random from the qualified
wheel of each division such number of prospective grand jurors as
the Chief Judge may direct, in the same ratio that the number of
names on the combined source lists in each division bears to the
total number of names in the combined divisions or in the district
Section 4.06 Term of Regular Grand Jury
Each grand jury will serve until discharged by the Chief Judge, but no
regular grand jury will serve more than 18 months unless the Court
extends the service of the grand jury upon a determination that such
extension is in the public interest, in accordance with Rule 6(g) of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Section 4.07 Term of Special Grand Jury
Each Special Grand Jury as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 3331, will serve for a
term of 18 months unless an order for its discharge or an extension of its
term is entered by the Court in accordance with Sections 3331 or 3333 of
18 U.S.C.
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Section 4.08 Alternate Grand Jurors
The Court may direct that alternate grand jurors be selected at the same
time a grand jury is selected. Alternate grand jurors, in the order in which
they were selected, may thereafter be impaneled to replace excused grand
jurors. Alternate grand jurors will be drawn in the same manner and must
have the same qualifications as the regular grand jurors, and if impaneled,
must be subject to the same challenges, will take the same oath and have
the same authority as the regular grand jurors.
Section 4.09 Disclosure of Grand Juror Information (See 28 U.S.C. § 1863(b)(7))
Except as authorized by written order of the court, the names and
information relating to any summoned or serving grand juror or grand jury
panel will be confidential and not disclosed to any litigant or member of
the public. Applications for disclosure of grand juror information must be
made by motion to the Chief Judge and must set forth why disclosure
should be allowed.
CHAPTER FIVE
Exclusion or Excuse from Jury Service
Section 5.01 Exclusion or Excuse from Jury Service
Except as provided elsewhere in this Plan, no person or class of persons
will be disqualified, excluded, excused, or exempted from service as
jurors; provided, however, that any person summoned for jury service may
be:
(a) excluded by the court on the grounds that such person may be
unable to render impartial jury service or that his service as a juror
would be likely to disrupt the proceedings;
(b) excluded upon peremptory challenge as provided by law;
(c) excluded pursuant to the procedure specified by law upon
a challenge by any party for good cause shown;
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(d) excluded upon determination of the court, after hearing in open
court, that service as a juror would be likely to threaten the
secrecy of the proceedings, or otherwise adversely affect the
integrity of jury deliberations, and that exclusion of such person
will not be inconsistent with the policy stated in 28 U.S.C. §§
1861 and 1862.
Section 5.02 Jury Service Limit
In any two (2) year period, no person will be required to:
(a) serve or attend court for prospective service as a petit juror for a total
of more than thirty (30) days, except when necessary to complete
service in a particular case, or
(b) serve on more than one grand jury, or
(c) serve as both a grand and petit juror.
Section 5.03 Permanent Exclusion or Excuse from Jury Service
Whenever a person is permanently excluded or excused from jury service
under this Chapter, the Clerk will note the same on the questionnaire or in
the jury management database.
CHAPTER SIX
Disclosure and Retention of Jury Selection Records
Section 6.01 Release of Jury Plan Information
The Clerk is authorized to provide a copy of this Jury Plan to any person
requesting information about the jury selection process and may post the
Plan to the court’s public website. All other requests for information about
the Jury Selection Process must be submitted in writing to the Clerk of
Court, who will confer with the Chief Judge prior to releasing any
information.
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Section 6.02 Release of Juror Records (See 28 U.S.C. § 1867(f))
The contents of records and papers used in the Jury Selection Process will
not be disclosed, except upon written order of the court. Applications for
disclosure of records related to the Jury Selection Process must be made
by motion to the Chief Judge and must set forth why disclosure should be
allowed.
Section 6.03 Retention of Juror Records
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1868, the Clerk will keep all records and
papers relating to the Jury Selection Process for four years following the
emptying and refilling of the master jury wheels and the completion of
service of all jurors selected from those master jury wheels, or for such
longer periods of time as the Court may require. Such records may then be
destroyed, providing the means used ensures the privacy of their contents.
Section 6.04 Request to Inspect Juror Records (See 28 U.S.C. § 1868)
Applications to inspect Jury Selection Process records to determine the
validity of the selection of any jury must be made by motion to the
Chief Judge and must set forth why disclosure should be allowed.
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Approval of the Amended Plan for the Random Selection of Grand
and Petit Jurors
Dated: January 13, 2022
RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
RICHARD A. JONES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
DAVID G. ESTUDILLO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
TANA LIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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LAUREN J. KING
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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JOHN C. COUGHENOUR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ROBERT J. BRYAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THOMAS S. ZILLY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ROBERT S. LASNIK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
MARSHA J. PECHMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
JAMES L. ROBART
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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