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LCrR 24.1 Confidentiality of juror information

24.1      Confidentiality of juror information

  1. All information obtained from juror questionnaires is confidential and may be used only for jury selection and in accordance with this rule.
  2. All copies of juror questionnaires must be destroyed or returned to the court upon completion of jury selection, or at any earlier time determined by the court.
  3. For represented parties, counsel of record is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of juror questionnaires, and must apply security practices no less stringent than those applicable to confidential client information. Unrepresented parties may use juror questionnaires only under supervision of the court, and may not reproduce the juror questionnaires in any form, or distribute them to anyone.
  4. Juror questionnaires will be electronically filed under restricted access three (3) business days before trial. Electronic access will be available to the court and counsel of record only. The court will provide unrepresented parties with one paper copy of the juror questionnaires at the beginning of jury selection. Juror questionnaires will not be available via mail or facsimile transmission.
  5. Documents containing the name or signature of a juror shall be filed under restricted access, with electronic access available to the court and counsel of record only. Such restricted access documents may include but are not limited to a jury verdict, juror notes and attachments thereto, as well as an indictment. A duplicate jury verdict, juror notes, or indictment, with the name and signature of the juror redacted, will be electronically filed and available to the public unless otherwise sealed by court order.
Date Last Modified: 
January 2, 2019