Record of names; jury box; custody

§ 11–2304. Record of names; jury box; custody (a) The jury commission shall: (1) make and preserve a record of the list of names of grand and petit jurors, including the names of commissioners and jurors in condemnation proceedings, for service in all the courts of the District having cognizance of jury trials and condemnation proceedings; (2) write the names of the jurors, including the names of commissioners and jurors in condemnation proceedings, on separate and similar pieces of paper, which they shall so fold or roll that the names can not be seen, and place them in a jury box to be provided for the purpose; (3) thereupon seal the jury box, and after thoroughly shaking it, deliver it to the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for safekeeping; (4) have custody and control of the jury box; (5) keep a sealed record, in alphabetical form, of all names remaining in the jury box from time to time, and deposit the record for safekeeping in the office of the clerk of the District Court when the commission is not in session. (b) Only the commission may unseal or open the jury box, or have access to the record required by clause (5) of subsection (a) of this section.