SELECTION OF JURORS
(a) Examination of Jurors
When impaneling a jury, the presiding Judge will ordinarily conduct the examination of the
prospective jurors. Prior to the examination, counsel shall file proposed voir dire questions for
submission either to the jury panel as a group or to individual members of the panel. At the
close of the Judge’s examination, counsel will be given a reasonable opportunity to supplement
the examination by putting questions to the panel or individual panel members as the Judge in
his or her discretion deems proper, or by submitting additional voir dire questions to the Judge.
(b) Peremptory Challenges
Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding Judge, counsel shall exercise their peremptory
challenges out of the hearing of the jury. (For number of challenges allowed, see 28 U.S.C. §
1870 and Rule 47(b), Fed.R.Civ.P.).
