Litigation
Nov. 13, 2010
Lawyers Seek Longer Voir Dire
Decades after the plaintiffs' and defense bars united to push back against restrictive time limits on jury selection, some attorneys are seeking new protections against what they call arbitrary limits.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two decades after the civil plaintiffs' and defense bars united to push back against unduly restrictive jury selection time limits, some attorneys are seeking new protections against judges unfairly limiting time to examine prospective jurors - a process many legal observers call the most important part of a trial.
Limits on the process of voir dire are up for discussion on next year's Consum...
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