Rule 2.20 - COMPOSITION OF JURYJuries shall consist of six (6) persons and, in the discretion of the court, an alternate juror. Both sides may challenge any juror for cause. Each side shall have two (2) peremptory challenges. These challenges shall not be used in the selection of the alternate juror. Each side shall be allowed one peremptory challenge for the selection of an alternate juror; and this selection shall not be used for regular jurors. Peremptory jury challenges shall be exercised as follows:
(1) The court shall consider all challenges for cause before the parties are required to exercise peremptory challenges.(2) Next, the plaintiff shall tender to the defendant a full panel of accepted jurors having considered the jury in the order in which they appeared, having exercised any peremptory challenges desired.(3) Next, the defendant shall go down the juror list accepted by the plaintiff and exercise any peremptory challenges to that panel.(4) Once the defendant exercises peremptory challenges to the panel tendered, the plaintiff shall then be required to again tender to the defendant a full panel of accepted jurors.(5) The above procedure shall be repeated until a full panel of jurors has been accepted by both sides.(6) Once the jury panel is selected, alternate jurors shall be selected following the procedure set forth above for picking the jury panel.(7) Constitutional challenges for the use of peremptory challenges shall be made at the time each panel is tendered.Unif. R. Proce. Just. Ct. 2.20
Adopted Effective 5/1/1995; Amended Effective 7/1/2017.