(a) Number and Duration of Service: There shall be empaneled in each county of the circuit two (2) Grand Juries each year. The first Grand Jury shall be empaneled during the January jury sessions and shall serve through the month of May, unless previously discharged by the Court. A second Grand Jury shall be empaneled during the June jury session and shall serve through the month of November, unless previously discharged by the Court. Except when otherwise provided by special order, there shall be no Grand Jury sitting in December. For good cause, the term of a Grand Jury can be extended up to three (3) additional months, but only one (1) Grand Jury shall be empaneled in a county at any one time.

(b) Alternate Jurors: When a Grand jury is empaneled, fifteen (15) persons shall be selected, qualified and sworn to serve as Grand Jurors. The last three (3) persons so selected, qualified and sworn shall serve as alternate Grand Jurors and only be called for further Grand Jury service in the event of and during the illness or absence of a regular Grand Juror.

(c) Session Dates and Return of Indictments: Except as above noted in LC25JC 2.07(a), the Grand Jury in each county shall meet monthly. Each Grand Jury session shall coincide with monthly petit jury sessions and will commence on the first day thereof for each county, respectively. Deliberations shall continue thereafter as necessary. Indictments shall be returned to the judge presiding over the petit jury session in that county at the regularly scheduled Motion Day for each county at the hour of 1:30 p.m.

(d) Case Assignments:

(e) Arraignments and Assignment for Trial: Subsequent to the return of indictments and case assignments, the presiding judge of the ongoing petit jury session may conduct arraignments, set bail and decide other matters appropriate at the time. The presiding judge may assign all cases for trial or pretrial conference in both divisions resulting from the previously returned indictments.