IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PA-CIR-02-14

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RE:     JURY SELECTION - PASCO COUNTY

 

            In accordance with Chapter 40, Florida Statutes; and

 

            In order to provide an adequate number of jurors for service in the courts of Pasco  County, it is necessary to obtain from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle database the names of prospective jurors to be selected therefrom at random, it is therefore,

 

            ORDERED:

 

            Jed Pittman, Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pasco County shall:

 

            1.         Cause the approved jury selection system to be used each quarter for the random

selection of the names of persons from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle

database to serve as jurors in the courts of Pasco County.  The database shall be the source

from which the names of persons for jury service are to be drawn as required for the Courts in

Pasco County.

 

            2.         Add to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle database the names

and addresses of eligible persons who complete an Application for Jury Service and, permanently retain such names in the database until no longer eligible for jury service.

 

            3.         Submit information monthly about prospective jurors to the Florida Department

of Law Enforcement.

 

            4.         Request prospective jurors selected for the specified service to complete

questionnaires as attached in order to aid and shorten the voir dire examination in the trial cases before the courts.

 

            5.         Summon jurors for service at the Pasco County Courthouse in Dade City, Florida from the East Pasco Jury District. 

 

            6.         Summon jurors for service at the West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey,

Florida from the West Pasco Jury District. 

 

            7.         Include in the jury summons and questionnaire mailing information relative to

statutory disqualifications in accordance with Section 40.013, Florida Statutes, and provide persons an opportunity to request such statutory disqualification or excuse in writing.

 

           

 

            8.         Provide in the jury selection process for the mailing of a summons to those

persons whose jury service has been postponed to a later date by the court.

 

            Administrative Order PA-CIR-01-13 is hereby rescinded.

 

            DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida,

 this ____ day of December, 2002.

 

 

_________________________

David A. Demers, Chief Judge

 


Judge _______________________________          Circuit           County Court Judge

 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE

Complete answers will expedite the Jury Selection process;

also, please leave no blanks - indicate “N/A” if no information applies.  Thank you.

PLEASE PRESS FIRMLY

 

Juror Number:________                                                          Date:_________________________

 

1.  Name:______________________________________________________________________

                                Last                                                         First                                                        Middle   

            Age:________             Marital Status: __________________

 

2.  In what part of Pasco County do you reside?           ____________________________________

(Holiday, Hudson, Port Richey, New Port Richey, Dade City, Zephyrhills, Land O’ Lakes,  etc.)

 

3.  How long have you lived in Pasco County?________________________________________

 

4.  What is your occupation and place of employment?  (If retired or unemployed, list your prior

      primary employment. ________________________________________________________

 

5.  If married or widowed, what is/was your spouse’s occupation and place of employment?  (If

     he/she is retired or unemployed, list his/her prior primary employment). ________________

     __________________________________________________________________________

 

6.  If you have children, what is/are their occupation(s)? ________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

 

7.  Have you served on a jury before?               (___) Yes         (___) No

     If so, please state: When:_____________________ Where:___________________________

     Was this jury service for a civil or criminal trial?____________________________________

 

8.   Are there any police officers or law enforcement officers in your family? (___) Yes (___) No

      If yes, state their name(s) and relationship to you.___________________________________

 

9.    Have you or someone close to you been a victim of a crime?          (___) Yes         (___)  No

       If yes, who was it and briefly state the circumstances: _______________________________

       __________________________________________________________________________

   10.  Have you ever been a witness in a case? (___) Yes         (___) No

   11.  Have you or someone close to you ever been accused of a crime?   (___)   Yes  (___)  No

           If yes, who was it and briefly state the circumstances:_______________________________

          __________________________________________________________________________

   12.  To what publications do you subscribe/to what organizations do you belong? ___________

    ________________________________________________________________________