jury panel
Jury panel is the entire group of people selected and assigned to panels to perform a jury duty in a judicial proceeding . Each person in the jury panel are prospective jurors . Every prospective juror in the panel will be briefed by the judges and challenged by lawyers who are provided with a jury list containing each prospective juror’s name, address and occupation. A juror can be excused from the panel if the lawyer shows that the juror cannot act impartially. Each side can also excuse a limited number of jurors from the panel without giving any reasons.
Generally, eight jurors are seated in a jury panel in civil cases , with six selected to deliberate and two serving as alternates. A greater number of jurors are assigned to a jury panel in criminal cases because a trial jury in criminal cases usually have 12 people.
A jury panel is supposed to be racially diverse and representative of different communities.
[Last reviewed in July of 2020 by the Wex Definitions Team ]
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