This rule shall become effective on January 1, 2006, and shall govern the content and use of the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form in all district and county courts of the State of Nebraska.

   Until January 1, 2026, the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form, attached as Appendix A to this rule, has been adopted by the Nebraska Supreme Court pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1657. All district and county courts shall use the attached form when the use of a juror qualification form is required by statute unless a request for approval of any amendments to such form has been approved by the Supreme Court. Such requests shall be submitted as provided in § 1-103.

   After December 31, 2025, the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form, attached as Appendix A to this rule, has been adopted by the Nebraska Supreme Court pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1657. All district and county courts shall (a) use the attached form when the use of a juror qualification form is required by statute, unless a request for approval of any amendments to such form has been approved by the Supreme Court, and (b) use either the e-Jury system through JUSTICE or independent jury management software that has been approved by the Nebraska Supreme Court to ensure the information gathered from potential jurors on the form is electronically collected and maintained. All requests to approve amendments to the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form, or the use of independent jury management software, shall be submitted as provided in § 1-103. 

Rule § 6-1002 amended October 16, 2024, effective January 1, 2026.

   Until January 1, 2026, the CONFIDENTIAL JUROR INFORMATION section of the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form, Part VII, shall be detachable and shall be removed by the clerks of the district and county courts or jury commissioners and stored in a confidential manner by such clerk or commissioner until the end of the jury term. No one shall be permitted access to these detached sections except as set forth in this rule. The clerk or commissioner shall deliver the detached confidential information to an approved research agent of the Nebraska Supreme Court. The Nebraska Minority and Justice Implementation Committee (NMJIC) and the Nebraska Racial Justice Initiative (NRJI) have been approved by the Nebraska Supreme Court as such research agents. The confidential juror information may also be maintained, stored, and transmitted to the approved research agent by electronic means by any court which possesses such capabilities.

   After December 31, 2025, the information from all completed juror qualification forms, whether submitted electronically or in paper format, shall be entered into the e-Jury system through JUSTICE, or approved independent jury management software, by the jury commissioner or other appropriately designated court staff of each county. Such information shall be available to the State Court Administrator, as an agent of the Supreme Court, and any release of juror information by the Supreme Court or an agent of the Supreme Court must comply with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1673. Jury commissioners or other appropriately designated court staff shall not be prohibited from releasing aggregate information gathered from potential jurors in a manner that protects all names and personally identifying information. In counties using approved independent jury management software, the aggregate juror information shall be transmitted electronically, in a manner that protects all names and personally identifying information, to the State Court Administrator annually, on a fiscal year basis. 

Rule § 6-1003 amended October 16, 2024, effective January 1, 2026.

   Nothing in this rule shall prohibit the use of case-specific supplemental juror questionnaires, in addition to the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form approved by the Nebraska Supreme Court, when approved by the trial court.

Rule § 6-1004 amended October 16, 2024, effective January 1, 2026.