Program Note

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The legal term, Voir dire, which means to see to speak in French and was translated by John Winter Jones to to speak the truth, is “the questioning of prospective jurors by a judge and attorneys in court. Voir dire is used to determine if any juror is biased and/or cannot deal with the issues fairly, or if there is cause not to allow a juror to serve.” (Legal Dictionary)
 

There are four sections: Epilogue, How to Get Out of Your Duty, Voir dire, and Prologue. This piece is based on real cases, a personal experience as a selected juror for a criminal case, and field research.