Handbook on Jury Use in the Federal District Courts

Handbook on

Jury Use in the

Federal District Courts

a publication of the

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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

Chief Judge William C O'Kelley

United StR.tes District Court

Northern District ofGeorgilJ

Judge Monroe G. McKay

United StlJtes Court ofAppelJls

for the Tenth Circuit

Judge David D. Dowd, Jr.

United StR.tes District Court

Northern District of Ohio

Judge Jose A. Cabranes

United StlJtes District Court

District ofConnecticut

Judge Robert E. Ginsberg

United StlJtes &nkruptcy Court

Northern District of Illinois

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 Master Jury \Vheel.................. ......................................... 11

Identifying Source Lists .......................................................................................

11

Voter Lists ..........................................................................................................

12

Supplementary Sources............. ........................................................ .........

12

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