Jury Selection In Alabama, jury selection begins with the creation of a pool of potential jurors. The process of creating this pool involves obtaining a list of citizens who are eligible for jury duty from the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office. This list includes individuals who are registered to vote, possess a driver’s license or identification card, and pay taxes in the state. Once the pool of potential jurors is created, the court randomly selects individuals from the pool to form a panel of potential jurors for a particular case. The court may summon a greater number of potential jurors than it needs for a case to account for disqualifications, exemptions, and challenges. During the jury selection process, the court will ask questions to the potential jurors to determine if they are suitable to serve on the jury for the particular case. The questions may be asked by the judge or the attorneys for each side. The goal of the questions is to identify any biases or potential conflicts of interest that could prevent a juror from being impartial. Attorneys for each side may also exercise challenges to potential jurors. There are two types of challenges: challenges for cause and peremptory challenges. Challenges for cause are used to exclude a juror who has a disqualifying bias or prejudice, while peremptory challenges are used to exclude a juror for any reason except for race, gender, or ethnicity. Once the jury is selected, the jurors are sworn in and hear the evidence presented in the case. After hearing the evidence and the judge’s instructions on the law, the jurors deliberate and reach a verdict.