(a) Examination of Jurors and Challenges for Cause. The court will question the entire
array of jurors to determine whether any jurors should be eliminated for cause. When the
court completes its questions of the entire array, the clerk will draw by lot the total number of
jurors necessary to select the trial panel. As each prospective juror is called, the court will
determine whether the prospective juror should be questioned individually. The court will
question jurors individually at the bench in the presence of counsel. Counsel shall make any
challenge to a prospective juror for cause at the bench after the court has completed its
examination of the prospective juror. The court may modify this practice in any case where
the court determines that such modification is warranted.
(b) Jury Panel. The jury panel shall consist of the total number of jurors needed for the
jury as determined by the court plus as many additional prospective jurors as are needed to
allow both sides to exercise their peremptory challenges.
(c) Peremptory Challenges. Parties shall exercise peremptory challenges at the clerk’s
bench out of the hearing of prospective jurors. The parties shall alternate in exercising
peremptory challenges beginning with the plaintiff or prosecutor.
(d) Foreperson. The jury shall select its own foreperson before beginning its
deliberations.
