Day on Torts
A couple years ago I wrote this post about how to exercise preemptory challenges. Last week, I got a call from a lawyer on this issue once again, and thought I should re-run it.
It is always a good idea to ask the trial judge at the pretrial conference or on the morning of trial how he or she handles peremptory challenges. But recall that Rule 47 of Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure was amended in 2003 to address these issues.
Here is the entire text of Rule 47: