Judges and Judiciary,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 10, 2018
SB 658: Ensuring fair and impartial juries
Senate Bill 658 revises Code of Civil Procedure Section 222.5 by providing more guidance as to how voir dire is to be conducted and to address the issue of arbitrary restrictions on attorney examination of potential members of a jury in a civil case.
Molly M. McKibben
Partner
Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP
100 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica , CA 90407
Email: MMcKibben@gbw.law
Pepperdine Univ SOL; Malibu CA
Molly's trial practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, municipal liability, and products liability.
Thanks to a new law, attorneys and judges have clear rules on how to examine potential jurors in civil cases. Senate Bill 658, authored by Sen. Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sep. 27, 2017. The bill revises Code of Civil Procedure Section 222.5 by providing more guidance as to how voir dire is to be conducted and to address the issue of arbitrary restrictions on attorney examination of potential members of a jury in a civil c...
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