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may direct that prospective jurors answer questions in writing
under oath. Before the questionnaire is submitted to the
prospective jurors, the court shall give the parties a reasonable
opportunity to propose questions to be included in the
questionnaire and to object to questions proposed by another
party or the court. Except as otherwise provided in this section
or ordered by the court, the responses are confidential and not
available for public inspection. The court may require
appropriate safeguards to protect against the disclosure of the
identities of the prospective jurors, including identification of
responses to the questionnaires only by juror numbers. The court
shall provide the responses to each party before beginning the
jury selection process. The court shall give the parties an
opportunity to be heard before it excuses a prospective juror on
the basis of a fact-specific, case-related response. The Clerk
of the Court shall pay the cost of the questionnaires.
Committee note: The use of advance questionnaires is recommended
in complex or multi-defendant cases. The questionnaire is
intended to reduce the time required for the examination of
jurors under section (e) of this Rule and respect the privacy of
jurors who may be reluctant to respond to certain questions in
open court.
(d) (e) Examination of Jurors
The court may permit the parties to conduct an examination
of jurors or may itself conduct the examination after considering
questions proposed by the parties. If the court conducts the
examination, it may permit the parties to supplement the
examination by further inquiry or may itself submit to the jurors
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