Ind. Allen Cnty. Civ. Local Rule LR02-JR00-26

All provisions of this rule shall be construed in accordance with Indiana Supreme Court

Administrative Rule 9 – Access to Court Records.

A. Juror Privacy. Personal information of a juror or prospective juror not disclosed in

open court shall be confidential, other than for use by the parties or their counsel.

The Court shall maintain confidentiality of juror personal information consistent with

the constitutional and statutory rights of the parties.

B. Public Access to Juror Names. Juror names shall not be used in open court or

on the record. During trial proceedings, all jurors and prospective jurors shall be

referred to only by juror number or seat number. The jury administrator shall

compile and maintain a master list consisting of lists approved by the Indiana

Supreme Court that may be used to select prospective jurors. Once compiled, the

master list of names is open to the public for examination as a public record.

However, all other information other than the names contained in the master list

shall remain confidential.

C. Access to Juror Information. The Jury Administration Office shall have exclusive

access to juror information and disseminate juror information to parties, attorneys,

and the public upon request when authorized to do so by thisrule.

(1) The Jury Administration Office shall provide counsel with a copy of Juror

Qualification Questionnaires, with the names and addresses redacted, no

earlier than two (2) weeks in advance of trial.

(2) Upon a timely request, the Jury Administration Office shall provide counsel with

a complete subpanel list and unredacted Juror Qualification Questionnaires no

earlier than the day of trial. The request for unredacted Juror Qualification

Questionnaires shall be denied unless the request is made not fewer than

seven (7) days prior to the commencement of the trial. The subpanel list and

Juror Qualification Questionnaires shall be returned to the Court at the

completion of the jury selection process. No photocopies or duplicates shall be

made without Court authorization.

D. Anonymous Juries. Consistent with Indiana case law regarding anonymous

juries, the Court may, upon the motion of either party, withhold juror names and

addresses from parties and counsel only if the Court 1) enters findings to support

a conclusion that there is a strong reason to believe the jury needs protection, and

2) takes reasonable precautions to minimize any prejudicial effects on the parties

and to ensure that their fundamental rights are protected. If the Court withholds

juror information from one party under this “Anonymous Juries” subsection, the

information shall be withheld from all parties.

Adopted as Juror Privacy, effective January 1, 2015. Amended and renumbered in

2018, effective December 1, 2018.