“Voir Dire” is the legal term for the jury selection process. The Court will summons more potential jurors than is actually needed because some people will be excused or not qualify to serve on the jury. A juror must be 21 years of age or older, not be a convicted felon, and not be a common gambler or habitual drunkard.

The jury selection process will consist of the Judge asking potential jurors questions about themselves, usually followed by the Attorneys asking more questions about the potential jurors. This is done in order to select jurors who do not have a bias towards one party or the other and meet the above-mentioned requirements. Any jurors selected will receive nominal monetary compensation for their service. This process is meant to select a jury of your peers.