it is time to commence oral voir dire. It is most common for California trial judges to seat 18 prospective jurors (12 in the box and six in the alternate seats), in the order in which they appear ...

The literal translation of the French phrase voir dire is “to speak the truth.” In law, it’s the process of questioning an individual prior to jury duty or witnessing to determine their ...

In every jury trial, there is a period of time where you will “pick” your jury, a process called voir dire. Contrary to the terminology, a lawyer does not actually choose the jurors.

What’s at stake? While not usually marketed this way, voir dire apps are disruptive technologies, replacing the old order of Post-it notes, paper charts, and jury questionnaires with digital ...

at 257—while prospective jurors answer voir dire questions denies the public its right to hear those responses. Just as locking the public outside glass courtroom doors would constitute a ...

The key is in educating the prospective jurors during the voir dire process that they are duty-bound to follow the law by truly embracing the principle upon which our system of justice is based ...

Here’s a welcome development: The state of Maryland has embarked on a pilot program to test out the effects of expanded voir dire. In many parts of the country (looking at you, Arizona ...