To Preside or Not to Preside: Questions and Concerns on the Varying Practices of Judicial Participation in Jury Selection

Matthew N. Korenoski published an article, “To Preside or Not to Preside: Questions and Concerns on the Varying Practices of Judicial Participation in Jury Selection,” for the American Bar Association’s Trial Practice Committee of the Litigation Section.

He wrote: “Just as attorneys evaluate prospective jurors during voir dire, judges do too—if they preside during jury selection. . . . . Approaches to the supervision of voir dire vary among the courts, raising many issues, including the question of whether judge-supervised jury selection is one area in which more consistency could benefit the bench, bar, and prospective jurors themselves.”

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