Table of Contents

• Library: Picking a Civil Jury: A Guide for Illinois Trial Lawyers (2015 Ed.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - An Overview...........................................................................1

I. The Stages of Jury Selection.......................................................1

A. The Jury Demand.............................................................1

B. Summoning the Venire....................................................1

C. Impaneling Prospective Jurors.......................................2

D. The Online Investigation.................................................2

E. Voir Dire by the Court......................................................3

F. Voir Dire by the Attorneys..............................................3

G. Challenges for Cause.......................................................3

H. Peremptory Challenges...................................................4

I. Administering the Oath..................................................4

J. Effective June 1, 2015 - Juries of 6..................................4

Chapter 2 - Before Voir Dire.......................................................................5

I. The Jury Demand.........................................................................5

II. The Importance of Preparing for Jury Selection....................5

III. Who is Summoned for Jury Duty?...........................................7

IV. Impaneling the...