§ 600 Drawing the jury.

Here's what this rule means for a jury trial in Oklahoma.

When it's time to pick a jury, the court clerk pulls out slips of paper called ballots from a box. Each ballot has a potential juror's name on it. The clerk draws these names one at a time, right there in front of everyone in the courtroom, so the process stays open and fair.

The clerk keeps drawing names until enough people have been picked to fill the jury. The judge oversees this whole process to make sure it happens correctly. This method helps make sure no one can pick and choose who ends up on the jury, since the names are pulled randomly from the box.