Subsequent panels of petit jurors shall be called as the judge or judges may determine during the jury term. If it is determined that a subsequent panel or panels are necessary, the judge or judges, as the case may be, shall order the jury commissioner to draw by chance such number of potential jurors as such judge or judges shall direct as petit jurors for such subsequent jury panel. The persons so drawn shall be notified or summoned the same as those drawn for the regular jury panel under section 25-1656.
§ 25-1662.Petit jury for subsequent periods; how drawn; how notified.
Article 16: Jurors and Jury Selection · Last amended 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets a judge order the jury commissioner to draw a subsequent panel of potential petit jurors during the jury term whenever the regular panel needs supplementing, and requires that panel to be notified or summoned the same way as the original panel.
Full Text of § 25-1662
Source
Laws 1915, c. 248, § 8, p. 571; C.S.1922, § 9102; C.S.1929, § 20-1632; R.S.1943, § 25-1632; Laws 1953, c. 71, § 1, p. 222; Laws 1953, c. 72, § 11(1), p. 231; R.S.1943, (2016), § 25-1632; Laws 2020, LB387, § 19.
Plain-English Summary
A single jury panel does not always last through an entire jury term. Section 25-1662 lets the judge or judges overseeing that term call up a subsequent panel of petit jurors whenever the caseload demands it. The decision belongs to the bench, not to the jury commissioner or the parties.
Once a judge decides a new panel is needed, the jury commissioner draws potential jurors by chance, in whatever number the judge directs, from the same pool used for the regular panel. Nothing about how those names get chosen changes: the drawing method matches the one used to build the regular panel under section 25-1656, and the people selected are notified or summoned the same way.
The result is a system built for flexibility. Courts are not locked into one panel per term; they can return to the pool as often as trial demand requires, using the same safeguards that governed the first draw.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Nebraska court call up more than one jury panel during a single term?
Yes. Section 25-1662 lets the judge or judges order the jury commissioner to draw a subsequent panel whenever the regular panel is not enough to meet the term’s trial schedule.
Who decides whether a subsequent jury panel is needed?
The judge or judges presiding over the jury term make that call, not the jury commissioner or the parties to a case.
How are jurors chosen for a subsequent panel?
The jury commissioner draws them by chance, in the number the judge directs, using the same drawing method used for the regular panel under section 25-1656.
Are jurors on a subsequent panel notified differently than the regular panel?
No. They are notified or summoned the same way as jurors drawn for the regular panel.
Does this section limit how many subsequent panels a court can call?
The text sets no numeric cap; it leaves the timing and number of subsequent panels to the judge’s determination during the term.
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Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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