How have the courts treated voir dire in jury selection in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramos, 101 P.3d 478, 21 Cal.Rptr.3d 575, 34 Cal.4th 494 (Cal. 2004):
Defendant next complains that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a fair and unbiased jury because the court refused to remove jurors who were exposed to the media and who were sensitive to issues involving gender bias. (See People v. Earp (1999) 20 Cal.4th 826, 852-853, 85 Cal.Rptr.2d 857, 978 P.2d 15 [trial court must conduct adequate voir dire to ensure defendant's constitutional right to an impartial jury].)
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