Well - kind of. The idea is to find jurors as close to the "impartial" ideal as possible. So - if a murder case is being tried - and someone whose family memb

Well - kind of. The idea is to find jurors as close to the "impartial" ideal as possible. So - if a murder case is being tried - and someone whose family member is a murder victim is called to the jury - they're probably not a great impartial arbiter in that case. It's called Vior dire, and certainly not unique to the United States: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_selection#Voir_dire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_selection#Voir_dire