Why do I have to sit around all day during jury selection?

Why do I have to sit around all day during jury selection?

Iloilo Jones (Executive Director of Fully Informed Jury Association) gives expert video advice on: Who should I ask if I have questions about reporting for jury duty?; What do I need to know before I show up for jury duty?; How should I prepare before going to the court house? and more...

It takes a long time to select a jury these days. It used to be a much simpler process. They'd say, "Do you know any of these people? Is there any reason you don't think you can serve with a sense of fairness and administer justice?" And you'd say, "I can do that," and you were seated. Now they try to really stack the juries. They try to get people they think have the right psychological profile for particular cases. So they may really nitpick, and that takes a long time. So you might be there all day. You might even be there two days.