Rule 10 Confidentiality of Jurors' Personal Information

(a) Access by the Public. The names of potential jurors and their towns of residence shall be disclosed to the public upon request. Further information related to potential jurors is excepted from public disclosure, in the absence of a finding of good cause for disclosure by the court. In assessing good cause, the court must weigh the public interest in the release of the information sought against any harm resulting from release.

(b) Access by the Parties.

(1) The parties and their attorneys shall have access to all information in juror questionnaires. However, where a court has excused an individual from service as a juror based on supplemental information provided as to whether the individual can meet the physical and mental demands of jury service, the parties and their attorneys shall not have access to such supplemental information. Except in preparation for, and in the conduct of, jury selection and the exercise of challenges, and to identify conflicts of interest, the parties and their attorneys must keep juror questionnaire information in confidence, and must not distribute, disclose, or publish the information. Disclosure may occur in such other aspects of any proceedings as authorized by the court.

(2) Copies of completed juror questionnaires and information contained therein shall be made available to the parties and their attorneys. The court may make such additional orders as appropriate to protect against unauthorized disclosure or distribution of copies provided, either to attorneys or self-represented parties.