Local Rule Section 1.08: Jury Management Divisions
D. Alaska — General rule
Section 1.08 Jury Management Divisions (See 28 U.S.C. § 1869(e)) In order to facilitate the Jury Selection Process, the Clerk is directed to divide the District of Alaska into the following three jury management divisions for jury selection purposes:
Anchorage Division: Includes cities within the Anchorage/Mat-Su, Gulf Coast and Southwest census designations.
Fairbanks Division: Includes cities within the Interior, and Northern census designations.
Juneau Division: Includes cities within the Southeast census designation.
Unless otherwise specifically indicated, the provisions of this plan apply to all divisions in the district. The Court has considered parts of the District from which grand and petit jurors should be selected for the places where court is held based on census information provided to the Alaska State Department of Labor 2020 Census designations. 2020 Census A separate divisional master wheel will be maintained for each division. This Plan applies to each of the divisional master wheels, which comprise the master jury wheel for the District. Petit Jurors will be selected for service from a single division and grand jurors will be selected from all divisions unless directed otherwise by the Chief Judge.