(1) If the jury commissioner finds, after reviewing a completed juror qualification form, that a potential juror does not possess the qualifications of a juror as set forth in section 25-1650 or is excluded by the terms of section 25-1650, the jury commissioner shall strike such potential juror’s name from the master key list and make a record of each name stricken, which record shall be kept in the jury commissioner’s office subject to inspection by the court and attorneys of record in cases triable to a jury pending before the court, under such rules as the court may prescribe.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-1659

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(2) Any person entitled to access to the list of names stricken may make a request to the judge of the district court, in accordance with section 25-1673, for an explanation of the reasons a name has been stricken. If the judge is satisfied that such request is made in good faith and in accordance with section 25-1673, the judge shall direct the jury commissioner to appear before the judge at chambers and, in the presence of the requesting person, state his or her reasons for striking such name.

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