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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice

Dec. 30, 2016

Conducting voir dire in civil trials

The pleadings long-settled, and discovery now completed, it is now time for you to try your client's civil case before a jury.

Elizabeth R. Feffer

Judge
ADR Services Inc.

Employment, elder abuse, personal injury, entertainment, real estate, insurance.

Cherisse H.A. Cleofe

Kiesel Law LLP

Phone: (310) 854-4444

Email: cleofe@kiesel.law

Cherisse H.A. Cleofe is a senior associate at Kiesel Law LLP.

The pleadings long-settled, and discovery now completed, it is now time for you to try your client's civil case before a jury. Code of Civil Procedure Section 124 provides that "the sittings of every court shall be public." This, of course, includes jury selection. The Trial Jury Selection and Management Act (CCP Sections 190 et seq.) sets forth the law regarding selection of jurors and formation of trial juries in all trial courts of the state. The act imposes limitations on voir dire, in...

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