(a) The Bullitt Circuit Court is a court of continuous session. The court will sit with a jury during all months. Each jury panel shall be drawn by the clerk and shall serve a term of three (3) months. A new jury shall be empaneled in January, April, July and October. Each new jury shall be empaneled on the first Wednesday of the term or on a date determined at the discretion of the court. Once empaneled, a member of the jury shall continue to serve in that capacity until a new jury is empaneled or until the completion of the last case on which that juror was selected to serve, whichever occurs last. For any reason authorized by KRS 29A.100, the Chief Judge or his designee may excuse any juror from additional service at any time. Also, for any reason authorized by KRS 29A.100, the Chief Judge or his or her designee may excuse any juror from attendance in Court on the First Wednesday of the term and permit him or her to be empaneled at a later date to serve for the duration of that term.

(b) At the first meeting of each jury panel the court shall select a grand jury which shall meet from time to time throughout its three (3) month term in accordance with a schedule to be determined by the Commonwealth. No person chosen to sit on the grand jury shall also sit as a juror in a criminal case during his or her term.