Commencing July 1, 2007, any person employed by the Nebraska courts or any person volunteering with or working with the courts who may have contact with jurors or juries as provided by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-1116 and 29-2022 shall complete specialized training provided by the Office of Judicial Branch Education. For purposes of this rule, persons having contact with jurors or juries shall include, but not be limited to, bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks, volunteers, and any other court staff.
§ 6-901.Court staff training required.
Article 9: Jury or Juror Assistants Training · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule requires anyone employed by or volunteering with Nebraska’s courts who may have contact with jurors or juries — including bailiffs, court reporters, and clerks — to complete specialized juror-contact training from the Office of Judicial Branch Education, beginning July 1, 2007.
Full Text of § 6-901
Plain-English Summary
Jurors interact with far more people during a trial than the judge and the lawyers arguing the case. Bailiffs escort them, clerks process their paperwork, court reporters sit near their deliberations, and volunteers may assist along the way. Section 6-901 recognizes that every one of those points of contact carries a risk of improper influence or mishandled information if the person involved does not understand the rules that protect juror independence and confidentiality.
Starting July 1, 2007, anyone employed by the Nebraska courts, or volunteering or working with the courts, who may have contact with jurors or juries as described in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-1116 and 29-2022 must complete specialized training provided by the Office of Judicial Branch Education. The rule names bailiffs, court reporters, court clerks, and volunteers as examples, but its “not limited to” language reaches any other court staff who could end up in contact with a juror or jury.
The rule does not itself describe the training’s content or set a repeat schedule — that is left to the Office of Judicial Branch Education under § 6-902, which develops and updates the materials with Supreme Court approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has to complete juror-contact training under this rule?
Anyone employed by the Nebraska courts, or volunteering or working with the courts, who may have contact with jurors or juries — the rule names bailiffs, court reporters, clerks, and volunteers as examples, but is not limited to them.
When did this training requirement start?
July 1, 2007.
Does the rule apply to volunteers, or only paid court employees?
Both. It covers any person volunteering with or working with the courts who may have contact with jurors or juries, not just paid employees.
What does the training cover?
Section 6-901 does not spell out the content itself; the Office of Judicial Branch Education compiles and updates the training materials under § 6-902.
Why does the rule reference Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-1116 and 29-2022?
Those statutes address contact with jurors and juries, and the rule ties its training requirement to the kind of contact those statutes govern.
Source & verification. Section text is
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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