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In the United States, attorneys have the privilege of voir dire, or the ability to question and examine potential jurors for bias before allowing them to sit on a jury. This process is designed to prevent significant biases from unfairly skewing a trial in favor of one side. Over the years, this process has evolved…

Jury selection is the process whereby attorneys select the individuals who will serve on a jury. The selection process varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but usually includes some combination of randomly summoning citizens, interviewing potential jurors, and striking jurors for cause or peremptorily. In the United States, jury selection research generally begins with what is…