(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the jury commissioner shall randomly select jurors for jury panels to be sent to courtrooms for voir dire.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of Section 830.2, and subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, of the Penal Code, shall be selected for voir dire in civil or criminal matters.

Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 219

  • Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no peace officer, as defined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of § 830.2 of the Penal Code, shall be selected for voir dire in criminal matters.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 55, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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