Handbook on Jury Use in the Federal District Courts
Handbook on Jury Use in the Federal District Courts
a publication of the ~ Federal Judicial Center '@I
THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
Board
The Chief Justice of the United States ChlJirHUln
Judge J. Clifford Wallace United StR.tes Court ofAppelJls
for the Ninth Circuit
Judge Monroe G. McKay United StlJtes Court ofAppelJls
for the Tenth Circuit
Judge Jose A. Cabranes United StlJtes District Court
District ofConnecticut
Chief Judge William C O'Kelley United StR.tes District Court Northern District ofGeorgilJ
Judge David D. Dowd, Jr. United StR.tes District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Judge Robert E. Ginsberg United StlJtes &nkruptcy Court
Northern District ofIllinois
L. Ralph Mecham [}jrector ofthe AdministrlJtil'e Office
ofthe United StlJtes Courts
Director Judge John C Godbold
Deputy Director Charles W. Nihan
Division Directors
Daniel L. Skoler Continuing EduclJtion & TrlJining
Russe" R. Wheeler SpecilJI EduclJtionlJl Serl'ices
William B. Eldridge ReselJrch
Richard D. Fennell Innol'lJtions & Systems Dtl'elopment
Alice L. O'Donnell
Inter-judicilJI AjflJir; & InforHUltion Serl'ices
1520 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C 20005 Telephone (202) 633-6365
Handbook on Jury Use
in the Federal District Courts
Jody George, Deirdre Golash, and
Russell Wheeler
Federal Judicial Center
1989
This publication was produced in furtherance of the Center's statutory mission to develop and conduct programs of continuing education and training for personnel of the federal judicial system. The state ments, conclusions, and pOints of view are those of the authors. This work has been reviewed by Center staff, and publication signifies that it is regarded as responsible and valuable. It should be emphasized, however, that on matters of policy the Center speaks only through its Board.
Cite as]. George, D, Golash &: R. Wheeler, Handbook on jury Use in
the Federal District Courts (Federal judicial Center 1989),
FjC-M-89-1
Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................. ix
Reference Materials..................................................................................................... xi
Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................... xiii
1. Juries andJuty ManageoJ.eOt............. ....... ........ ........ ......... ............. ......... 1
Types of Juries.......................................................................................................... 1
Overview of the Jury Selection Process ..................................................... 2
Goals of the Jury Selection Process............................................................. 3
Regional and National Interest in Effective Juror Utilization....... 4
Circuit Judidal COundls............................................................................ 4
Judidal Conference of the United States........ ............... .................. 4
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts........................ .................. 5
Federal Judidal Center......... ...................................................................... 5
u.s. Congress.......... .......... ..... .............. ............................................................. 6
2. Developing a Jury Plan.................................................................................. 7
Mandatory Jury Plan Elements........... .......... ....... .... ....................................... 7
Management of the Jury Selection Process........... ..... .......... .......... 7
Source Lists........................ .................. ...... ........................................................ 8
Procedures for Selecting Names from Source Lists................... 8
Plan Approval and Modification. ......... ..... ................................................... 9
District Plans vs. Divisional Plans................................. ................... ............ 9
Jury Manuals .............................................................................................................. 10
3. Creating the MasterJury \Vheel.................. ......................................... 11
Identifying Source Lists ....................................................................................... 11
Voter Lists .......................................................................................................... 12
Supplementary Sources..................................................................... ......... 12
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