WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!!!
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You will be required to take two oaths before you can serve as a juror. First, you will be sworn to answer truthfully all questions asked of you regarding your qualifications to serve. Then, when you are called to a panel for a particular case, the judge and the lawyers will ask additional questions of you regarding your background. This latter questioning is called “voir dire” examination.
If you have never served as a juror, some of the questions may seem personal, but the questions are not intended to embarrass or reflect upon you in any way. Lawyers have a duty to ask questions to assist them in deciding which jurors to select.
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[Updated June 2019]