The court may postpone service of a petit juror from one jury panel to a specific future jury panel. A written form may be completed for each such juror, giving the juror's name and address and the reason for the postponement and bearing the signature of the district judge. Such form shall be entered upon the record of the court. The names of jurors transferred from one jury panel to another shall be added to the names drawn for a particular jury panel as drawn under section 25-1662.
§ 25-1667.Petit jury; postponement of service.
Article 16: Jurors and Jury Selection · Last amended 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets a court postpone a petit juror’s service from one jury panel to a later, specified panel, using a signed written form entered on the record, and folds the postponed juror’s name into the next panel drawn under section 25-1662.
Full Text of § 25-1667
Source
Laws 1915, c. 248, § 10, p. 572; C.S.1922, § 9104; C.S.1929, § 20-1634; R.S.1943, § 25-1634; Laws 1953, c. 72, § 13(2), p. 235; Laws 1965, c. 124, § 1, p. 461; R.S.1943, (2016), § 25-1634.01; Laws 2020, LB387, § 24.
Plain-English Summary
Jury service does not always land at a convenient time, and section 25-1667 gives courts a documented way to move a juror to a different panel rather than excusing them entirely. The court can postpone a petit juror’s service from the panel that juror was originally drawn for to a specific future panel.
The postponement is not informal. A written form may record the juror’s name and address, the reason for the postponement, and the district judge’s signature, and that form goes onto the record of the court.
Once postponed, the juror is not forgotten. Their name gets added to the names drawn for the later panel, the same way names are added when a subsequent panel is drawn under section 25-1662.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a juror have their service postponed instead of excused entirely?
Yes. Section 25-1667 lets the court postpone a petit juror’s service to a specific future jury panel.
What has to be on the postponement form?
The juror’s name and address, the reason for the postponement, and the signature of the district judge.
Where does the postponement get recorded?
It is entered upon the record of the court.
Does postponement mean the juror never has to serve?
No. It moves the juror’s service to a later panel rather than eliminating it.
How does a postponed juror’s name reach the new panel?
It is added to the names drawn for that panel, the same way names are added under section 25-1662.
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reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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