LR 9. JURY TRIALS

(a)  Jury Selection. Juries will be selected by the method
  commonly known as the "struck juror system." Before the
  process begins, the clerk will randomly assign sequential
  numbers to all prospective jurors who have appeared, and
  will seat them in the courtroom in that order. The judge and
  counsel will be provided with a seating chart or roster of
  the panel as seated. The judge will conduct orientation and
  general questioning.

(b)  Alternate Juror. In lieu of the procedure designated by
  statute, the parties may stipulate that the alternate juror
  be designated by random drawing to be announced after
  closing argument.

(c)  Jury Instructions. Each party should file one cited and
  numbered copy of proposed instructions with the clerk in
  order to preserve the record. Each party should also provide
  one cited and numbered copy and one un-cited, un-numbered
  and un-stapled copy of instructions to the court
  administrator for the judge’s use. The parties should
  provide a copy of their instructions on disk to the court
  administrator at the beginning of the trial if they may need
  the assistance of court staff in revising instructions.
  Written instructions in civil cases should be provided by
  the time of the pre-trial conference. Written instructions
  in criminal cases should be provided prior to commencement
  of trial.

(d)  Agreed Statement of the Case. In all civil jury trials
  the parties shall jointly prepare a neutral and agreed
  summary description of the case. The court will read that
  statement to the jurors during the orientation phase of
  selection. The statement should be in plain language but may
  be used to introduce the jury to necessary vocabulary or
  concepts.

(e)  Juror Note-Taking. The court allows jurors to take
  notes and provides written copies of instructions to each
  juror. Juror notes are destroyed at the end of trial. The
  copies of instructions provided to jurors are not preserved.