Jury selection is the process in which the parties to a lawsuit—usually through their attorneys—ask questions of potential jurors seated in the courtroom (the jury panel or venire panel). Parties to a lawsuit—usually acting through their attorneys—may strike some potential jurors without stating a reason (peremptory strikes), and may ask the court to strike other potential jurors on the grounds the potential juror is biased, cannot be fair, or cannot follow the law—known as a strike for cause, challenge for cause, or removal for cause.

In Kansas, jury selection is governed by state statutes and court rules that outline the process for selecting jurors for both civil and criminal trials. During this process, attorneys for each party have the opportunity to question potential jurors, a process known as voir dire, to determine their suitability for serving on the jury. Attorneys can use peremptory strikes to remove a certain number of potential jurors without providing a reason, although these strikes cannot be used in a discriminatory manner as prohibited by the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, attorneys may request that the court remove potential jurors for cause if they believe a juror cannot be impartial, is biased, or cannot follow the law. The number of peremptory strikes allowed and the procedures for challenging jurors for cause are specified in the Kansas statutes and the Kansas Rules of Civil Procedure for civil cases, and the Kansas Code of Criminal Procedure for criminal cases.