The jury process is an important and vidal process to the courts function. After reporting to a courtroom, the prospective jurors are first required to swear that they will truthfully answer all questions asked about their qualifications to serve as jurors in the case. When the selection process begins, the judge speaks to the jurors, telling them the names of the people involved in the case and their attorneys and stating what the case is about. This process is called voir dire. The law lets the judge and the lawyers excuse individual jurors from service in a particular case for various reasons.
Challenges can be for cause or peremptory.
The process of questioning and excusing jurors continues until the final needed number of jurors are accepted for trial. The number needed is determined by the type of case and the trial court. The judge and attorneys agree that the final selected number of jurors are qualified to decide impartially and intelligently the factual issues in the case. When the selection of the jury is completed, the judge will administer the jurors an oath. As a juror you should think seriously about the oath before taking it.