Jury Selection Working Group

The Jury Selection Working Group was created as a partnership between the Colorado General Assembly and the Colorado Supreme Court through HB 26-1288 Jury Selection Requirements.

The Working Group will discuss issues related to the time provided to attorneys in voir dire, the use of questionnaires, and juror rehabilitation. The judges and jury commissioners on the committee were appointed by Chief Justice Monica Márquez. The other members were selected by various legal organizations. A member representing an academic institution was selected by the chief justice after consultation with non-judge appointees.

The Working Group expects to meet monthly through the end of 2026, but it will meet more frequently, if necessary.

Existing Rules and Statutes

C.R.C.P. 47 Jurors (district court civil cases)

C.R.C.P. 347 Jurors (county court civil cases)

C.M.C.R. 224 Trial Jurors (municipal court civil cases)

Crim. P. 24 Trial Jurors (criminal cases)

C.R.J.P. 3.5(b) Jury Trial (juvenile delinquency cases)

C.R.J.P. 4.21 Trial by Jury (dependency and neglect cases)

§§ 13-71-101 to -145, C.R.S. (2026) (Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act)

  § 13-71-104, C.R.S. (2026) (eligibility for juror service and prohibition of discrimination)

  § 13-71-105, C.R.S. (2026) (qualifications for juror service)

  § 13-71-115, C.R.S. (2026) (juror questionnaires)

  § 13-71-142, C.R.S. (2026) (alternate jurors)

§ 19-2.5-908, C.R.S. (2026) (juvenile delinquency proceedings)

§ 16-10-103, C.R.S. (2026) (challenge of jurors for cause)

§ 16-10-104, C.R.S. (2026) (peremptory challenges)
 

Committee Contact

Please submit questions about this committee to Catherine McDaugale. You may email Catherine at Catherine.McDaugale@judicial.state.co.us.

Feedback Form

You may provide feedback to our committee members via an online feedback form.