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D. Del. LR 47.1
Voir Dire of Jurors
(a) Voir Dire Conducted by the Court. Unless otherwise ordered by the
Court:
(1) The voir dire of the petit jury panel shall be conducted by the
Court.
(2) Any party desiring special voir dire questions of the jury panel
must file a suggested form of voir dire questions at least 3 business
days before the pretrial conference.
(b) Challenges. After all challenges for cause have been exercised and
determined, the deputy clerk shall identify the members of the panel as to which
peremptory challenges may be exercised. Except when the Court has directed otherwise,
peremptory challenges to which each party may be entitled under 28 U.S.C. § 1870 shall
be exercised as follows: The plaintiff and defendant each may exercise 3 challenges, with
plaintiff having the first, third and fifth opportunities to challenge and the defendant
having the second, fourth, and last opportunities.
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-18
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