What is the venire?

• A. The final jury.
• B. The voir dire examination.
• C. The pool of potential jurors.
• D. The jury selection list.

Answer: (C)

Venire is the pool of potential jurors summoned to appear for jury duty. It’s the group from which the actual trial jury will be drawn, after screening and voiring. Jurors from the venire may be selected to sit on the case, or they may be excused for various reasons during voir dire, leaving a final jury drawn from that pool. So the venire is the broad pool, not the final jury and not the questioning process itself.