§ 25-1673.Jurors; disclosing names; when permissible; penalty; access to juror qualification forms.

Juror privacy gets real teeth under section 25-1673. It is unlawful for a jury commissioner, any clerk or deputy, or anyone else who gains access to records showing who was drawn for grand or petit jury service to disclose those names, or to let anyone examine the records or compile a list from them — except to other officials carrying out their duties, or under a court order. Violating this rule is a Class IV felony.

Getting that court order takes real process. The request has to be filed as a motion with the clerk of the district court, signed by the applicant or their attorney, stating the applicant’s residence and every ground the request rests on. A judge will not grant it without good cause shown in open court, and the order becomes part of the court record. The one built-in exception belongs to the judge overseeing a case: a judge can, at his, her, or their discretion, order disclosure of the names of people who are serving as grand or petit jurors.

Separate from that protective scheme, the Nebraska Supreme Court and agents acting under the Chief Justice’s direction get their own access route to juror qualification forms, for research purposes. That access comes with its own confidentiality duty: the Supreme Court and its agents must treat the information as confidential and cannot release anything that identifies a specific person.