Jury Standards Committee April 27, 2007 Agenda

Jury Standards Committee

Tentative Agenda

Bismarck, ND April 27, 2007

10:00 a.m. Call to Order

Consideration of June 13, 2006 Minutes - Attachment B (April 19, 2007)

New Automated Jury Management System

- Update from Sally Holewa

Use of Jury "Boxes" to Select Jurors - Proposed Change - Consideration of Rule Amendments or Legislation - Attachment C (April 19, 2007)

Discussion of status of existing statutes requiring use of jury boxes for selecting jurors. Consideration of rule response or legislative response.

Administrative Rule 9 and ABA Principles for Juries and Jury Trials

- Attachment D (April 19, 2007)
- Staff review of Standards and Principles
- Committee discussion and conclusions concerning further review of ABA Principles

Other items for discussion

- Questions concerning what constitutes "jury service" - Review AR9 Standard 6 (Exemption, Excuse and Deferral), paragraph (a)(ii) [Contained in Attachment D].

2:00 p.m. Adjourn