§ 6-1002.Required juror qualification form; amendment.

Article 10: Juror Qualification Form · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026

In one sentenceThis rule adopts the standard Nebraska Juror Qualification Form and, beginning after December 31, 2025, requires every district and county court to also use the e-Jury system or an approved jury management program so juror information is collected and stored electronically rather than only on paper.

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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.

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Plain-English Summary

Section 6-1002 does the heavy lifting for Article 10: it adopts the form. Under authority granted by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1657, the Nebraska Supreme Court has adopted the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form, attached to the rule as Appendix A, and every district and county court must use it whenever a statute requires a juror qualification form — unless the court has gotten Supreme Court approval for an amended version through the process described in § 1-103.

The rule carries a built-in transition. Through December 31, 2025, courts use the paper form as adopted. After that date, the requirement expands: courts must keep using the approved form, but must also enter the information it collects into the e-Jury system through JUSTICE, or into independent jury management software the Supreme Court has separately approved, so that juror data is gathered and kept electronically rather than only on paper. Any request to amend the form itself, or to adopt different jury management software, still goes through § 1-103.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Nebraska Juror Qualification Form?

The standard form, adopted by the Nebraska Supreme Court under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1657 and attached as Appendix A to § 6-1002, that district and county courts use whenever a statute requires a juror qualification form.

What changes after December 31, 2025?

Courts must start entering juror information into the e-Jury system through JUSTICE, or into approved independent jury management software, in addition to using the standard form.

Can a court use its own version of the juror qualification form?

Only if it has gotten the Supreme Court’s approval for an amendment through the process in § 1-103.

What statutory authority backs this form requirement?

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1657 gives the Nebraska Supreme Court the authority to adopt the form.

Is JUSTICE the only approved way to collect juror data electronically?

No. Courts may use the e-Jury system through JUSTICE or any independent jury management software separately approved by the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. · Official source

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