{"id":10388,"date":"2017-12-08T08:43:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T08:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10388"},"modified":"2017-12-09T00:59:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T00:59:29","slug":"jury-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=10388","title":{"rendered":"Jury Selection Process:"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following terms are presented in chronological order based on the order they arise before, during, and after a trial:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Legal Terms pertaining to<\/span>
\n Selecting a<\/span> Jury Panel<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jury Commissioner<\/span><\/a> – an official who is responsible for compiling jury lists, drawing jurors for a panel, and then summoning them for duty.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jury List<\/a><\/span> – a roster of all people within a jurisdiction who possess the necessary legal qualifications for jury duty, or a list of people who have been placed on a jury panel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jury Wheel<\/a><\/span> – a physical device or electronic system used for storing and randomly selecting names of potential jurors.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jury Process<\/a><\/span> – the papers served on or mailed to potential jurors to compel their attendance, and the procedure by which jurors are summoned and their attendance is enforced.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jury Duty<\/a> <\/span>– the obligation to serve on a jury <\/strong>(verb) or the actual\u00a0 act of serving <\/strong>(noun).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jury Panel<\/span><\/a> – the jury (list) empaneled for the trial of a particular case.<\/strong> \u2014 aka venire<\/strong> (pronounced “veh-neer”)<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Veniremember<\/a><\/span> – a prospective juror; a member of a jury panel.
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Jury Shuffle<\/span><\/a> – a process for rearranging jury panel<\/a> members (“veniremembers<\/a>“) whereby cards are shuffled to rearrange their seating before voir dire<\/a> (jury selection) begins.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Legal Terms pertaining to
\nJury Selection:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Voir Dire (Examination)<\/span><\/a> – a preliminary examination of a prospective juror<\/a> by a judge or litigant(‘s counsel) to decide whether the prospect is qualified and suitable to serve on a jury.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Challenge<\/a><\/span> – request a judge to disqualify a potential juror or an entire jury panel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n