(a) Examination of Prospective Jurors: The judicial officer shall conduct the
examination of prospective jurors called to serve in civil actions. In conducting the
examination, the judicial officer shall identify the parties and their respective counsel and
briefly outline the nature of the action. The judicial officer shall interrogate the jurors to
elicit whether they have any prior knowledge of the case and what connections they may
have, if any, with the parties or their attorneys. Inquiries directed to the jurors shall
embrace areas and matters designed to discover the basis for a challenge for cause, to
gain knowledge enabling an intelligent exercise of peremptory challenges and to
ascertain whether the jurors are qualified to serve in the case on trial. The judicial
officer may consult with the attorneys, who may request or suggest other areas of juror
interrogation. To the extent deemed proper, the judicial officer may then supplement or
conclude his or her examination of the jurors.
(b) Proposed Juror Questionnaires: Parties must submit for the judicial
officer’s review and approval any proposed juror questionnaire at least sixty (60) days
prior to the trial date.
(c) Jury Lists: Names of jurors drawn for jury service from the Court’s
qualified jury wheel may be disclosed only in accordance with the Court’s Amended Jury
Plan, approved and made effective February 27, 2009, and as it may be modified. Jury
lists prepared by the Clerk of Court shall be made available to counsel and
unrepresented parties as provided in the Amended Jury Plan.
Fees and Costs
