Massachusetts laws
MGL c. 234A, §§ 67A-67D Examination of jurors
Court rules
Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure 47 Jurors
Mass. Rules of Criminal Procedure 20 Trial jurors
Superior Court Rule 6 Jury selection
Selected cases
Web sources
Learn about jury selection, Mass. Office of Jury Commissioner.
Find out how the jury selection process works and what happens when you're brought before a panel.
Learn about the Massachusetts jury system, Mass. Office of Jury Commissioner.
Find out how the state's jury system works and how jurors are selected for service.
Print sources
Art & science of jury selection in criminal cases, MCLE, 2011.
Blue's guide to jury selection, Thomson/West, 2004, with supplement.
Jury selection: the law, art and science of selecting a jury, annual, Thomson West.
LexisNexis practice guide. Massachusetts civil trial practice, annual edition, LexisNexis. Section 1.16[10], Preparing for jury selection.
LexisNexis practice guide: Massachusetts criminal law, annual edition, LexisNexis. Section 5.14, Understanding jury selection. Chapter 7: Challenging jurors, Sections 7.17 – 7.22.
Massachusetts courtroom advocacy, 5th ed., MCLE, 2023. Chapter 3, Jury Selection.
Massachusetts Superior Court civil practice jury instructions, 3rd ed., MCLE, loose-leaf, Section 13.6 Diversity. Section 13.6.1 Implicit Bias.
Mastering voir dire and jury selection: gain an edge in questioning and selecting your jury, 4th ed., ABA, 2018.
Rogers, Alan, "An anchor to the windward: the right of the accused to an impartial jury in Massachusetts capital cases," 33 Suffolk U L Rev 35 (1999-2000). An exhaustive history.
Trial handbook for Massachusetts lawyers, 3rd ed., West Group, 1999 with supplement. Chapter 6, Selection of the jury, Sections 6:1 – 6:39.
Trial practice, 3rd ed. (Mass. Practice v.43A) Thomson Reuters, 2017 with supplement. Chapter 10, Jury selection, Sections 10:1 – 10:28.
Voir dire: watch and learn, MCLE, 2017.
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