Voir dire is a common law phrase which refers to “telling the truth”. The origin of voir dire refers to an oath, which is the declarative statement of truth in a court room. The inclusion of the oath guarantees, in essence, the delivery of truthful statements to a dispute or legal matter. 

As a result of the subject matter and the severity of the typical legal situation, the oath is the fundamental stepping point to guarantee truthful statements in the court room. It is an essential act; without truthful statements or without the pressure to deliver truthful statements, witnesses, individuals involved in the charges, or whomever would deliver misinformation to alter the verdict. 

Voir dire, to discuss its etymology, is a combination word that comes from the Anglo-Norman language. The word voir is derived from the Latin word verum, which means “that which is true”. When applied to law, voir dire simply means “what is objectively true, subjectively honest, and objectively accurate”. 

These phrases are crucial for the delivery of a fair trial; the jury, who presides over the case and delivers the verdict must review all the pertinent information of the case to deliver ran accurate ruling. To accomplish a proper evaluation of the case, the evidence presented, and all the statements of the involved parties, the delivery of accurate statements and truthful sentiments must be fortified. 

In the United States, voir dire generally refers to the process by which jurors are screened or questioned about their backgrounds. Before a juror is accepted, he or she must be questioned to reveal any potential biases–this process is also applied to expert witnesses. If a bias is present or something in their history reveals a prejudice the prospect will be challenged and denied of a post in the courtroom. 

 

Jury selection is a necessary process of a court room that affirms the delivery of unbiased jurors who will ultimately deliver a fair or reasonable verdict to a court case. There are several methods within the broad term 'jury selection' that can be used to choose people to serve on a trial jury. The jury selection commences with a jury summons; a pool of people, randomly drawn from the community, will first be selected using an arbitrary method. When an individual receives a jury summons he/she is given a scheduled date and location of the specific court room where the case is held. The jury summons, however, doesn't affirm an individuals position on the jury. 

 

 

Upon entering the courthouse, the prospective juror is questioned in court by the judge and the attorneys presiding over the case. The screening process is a necessary step of a jury selection; the judge and attorneys involved in the case must ensure the delivery of an unbiased and subjective pool of jurors. If an individual who receives a jury summons is found to be biased, racist, or intolerant of any race or sexual orientation they will be dismissed and rejected to serve on the jury.

 

 

The jury selection has two fundamental steps; the first being a random selection of the community pool and the second step accounts for a screening process to ensure the delivery of an unbiased juror pool. The actual selection process is broad, for every citizen who meets the age requirements is required to serve on a jury at some point.