Systems and methods for making jury selection determinations

A method of conducting a mock trial exercise in a lawsuit pending before a court at law, the method comprising:

• assembling an initial pool of potential mock jurors;
• questioning members of the initial pool, in a manner that resembles as closely as possible a manner in which a venire will be questioned during the actual trial;
• striking members of the initial pool for cause, in a manner that resembles as closely as possible a manner in which members of the venire will be struck for cause during the actual trial;
• permitting a predetermined number of peremptory strikes of members of the initial pool, the number of peremptory strikes permitted corresponding as closely as possible to the number of peremptory strikes that will be permitted at the actual trial;
• assembling a probable jury comprising members of the initial pool not struck for cause and not struck using a peremptory strike;
• assembling a stricken jury comprising members of the initial pool struck for cause or struck using a peremptory strike;
• presenting to both the probable jury and the stricken jury at least a summary of the case to be presented at trial.

A method of providing voir dire training comprising:

• assembling an initial pool of potential mock jurors;
• questioning members of the initial pool, in a manner that resembles as closely as possible a manner in which a venire will be questioned during the actual trial;
• striking members of the initial pool for cause, in a manner that resembles as closely as possible a manner in which members of the venire will be struck for cause during the actual trial;
• permitting a predetermined number of peremptory strikes of members of the initial pool, the number of peremptory strikes permitted corresponding as closely as possible to the number of peremptory strikes that will be permitted at the actual trial;
• assembling a probable jury comprising members of the initial pool not struck for cause and not struck using a peremptory strike;
• assembling a stricken jury comprising members of the initial pool struck for cause or struck using a peremptory strike;
• presenting to both the probable jury and the stricken jury at least a summary of the case to be presented at trial.