> [!info] Personal working space > This is my personal working space. The final version of this page is at: > https://atharkhan.com/glossary/voir-dire/ Preliminary questioning about qualification or impartiality. Jury selection is one use; examining an expert’s qualifications is another. ## Working notes A [[Jury]] is generally not deciding divorce, support, or custody issues. In those cases, voir dire may concern whether an expert [[Witness]] is qualified under [[Cal. Evid. Code § 720]]. A business valuation example works well: ask about experience with comparable businesses before the opinion is offered. Qualification does not require the judge to accept the conclusion. > [!tip] Distinction > [[Venire]] is the prospective-juror group. Voir dire is the questioning process.