What is a Panel?

What is a Panel?

• A. A single juror
• B. A group of lawyers
• C. A judicial panel of judges
• D. A group of juror candidates selected to be questioned for possible inclusion in a trial jury

Answer: (D)

A panel in this context is the pool of potential jurors from which the actual jurors for a trial are chosen. This group is gathered so they can be questioned during voir dire to determine who will serve on the jury. It’s not a single person, nor a group of lawyers, nor a panel of judges. The panel’s purpose is to provide juror candidates who may be included in the trial jury, so describing it as a group of juror candidates selected to be questioned for possible inclusion captures its role precisely.

A panel in this context is the pool of potential jurors from which the actual jurors for a trial are chosen. This group is gathered so they can be questioned during voir dire to determine who will serve on the jury. It’s not a single person, nor a group of lawyers, nor a panel of judges. The panel’s purpose is to provide juror candidates who may be included in the trial jury, so describing it as a group of juror candidates selected to be questioned for possible inclusion captures its role precisely.