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Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17 (2026)

Causes for challenge of persons called as jurors

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May 22, 2012
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House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly
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(A) Any person called as a juror for the trial of any cause shall be examined under oath or upon affirmation as to the person's qualifications. A person is qualified to serve as a juror if the person is eighteen years of age or older, is a resident of the county, and is an elector or would be an elector if the person were registered to vote, regardless of whether the person actually is registered to vote.

(B) The following are good causes for challenge to any person called as a juror:

(1) That the person has been convicted of a crime that by law renders the person disqualified to serve on a jury;

(2) That the person has an interest in the cause;

(3) That the person has an action pending between the person and either party;

(4) That the person formerly was a juror in the same cause;

(5) That the person is the employer, the employee, or the spouse, parent, son, or daughter of the employer or employee, counselor, agent, steward, or attorney of either party;

(6) That the person is subpoenaed in good faith as a witness in the cause;

(7) That the person is akin by consanguinity or affinity within the fourth degree to either party or to the attorney of either party;

(8) That the person or the person's spouse, parent, son, or daughter is a party to another action then pending in any court in which an attorney in the cause then on trial is an attorney, either for or against any such party to another such action;

(9) That the person discloses by the person's answers that the person cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to the person by the court.

(C) Each challenge listed in division (B) of this section shall be considered as a principal challenge, and its validity tried by the court.

(D) In addition to the causes listed in division (B) of this section, any petit juror may be challenged on suspicion of prejudice against or partiality for either party, or for want of a competent knowledge of the English language, or other cause that may render the juror at the time an unsuitable juror. The validity of the challenge shall be determined by the court and be sustained if the court has any doubt as to the juror's being entirely unbiased.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 55 cases (28 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: Cordova v. Emergency Prof'l Servs., Inc., 2017 Ohio 7245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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Cordova v. Emergency Prof'l Servs., Inc., 2017 Ohio 7245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 24× “" {¶ 26} R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth nine "good causes for challenge to any person called as a juror.”
State v. Maxwell, 2014 Ohio 1019 (Ohio 2014). · cites it 4× “42(J) (now R.C. 2313.17(B)(9)) stated that good cause exists for the removal of a prospective juror when “he discloses by his 28 January Term, 2014 answers that he cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to him by the court.”
Hunt v. City of E. Cleveland, 2019 Ohio 1115 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 11× “{¶33} R.C. 2313.17 governs challenges of jurors for cause.”
State v. Carter, 2017 Ohio 7501 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “For instance, there is good cause for challenge if "the person discloses by the person's answers that the person cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to the person by the court.”
State v. Lloyd, 2021 Ohio 1808 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “7’s answers to the state’s questions gave reasonable cause for concern that she could not be fair and impartial, supporting a valid challenge under R.C. 2313.17. Moreover, and without addressing the implications of a “principal challenge” as defined under R.”
Jenkins v. Grawe, 2019 Ohio 2013 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 9× “) {¶ 32} The statute governing challenges to persons called as jurors, R.C. 2313.17, provides a mechanism for parties to challenge potential jurors for cause.”
Garry v. Borger, 2023 Ohio 905 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “17(B)(9) provides that a prospective juror may be excused for cause when that person “discloses by the person’s answers that the person cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to the person by the court.”
State v. Palmer, 2022 Ohio 2643 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “Further, R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth challenges for cause to excuse a potential juror, and it identifies the following as challenges: “that the person has an interest in the cause;” (R.”
Est. of Price v. Kidney Care Specialist, L.L.C., 2024 Ohio 3122 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 17× “R.C. 2313.17 (B)(9) states that good cause exists to challenge a juror when it is “disclose[d] by the [juror’s] answers that the [juror] cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given by .”
State v. Quinn, 2017 Ohio 7000 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “Under R.C. 2313.17(B)(9) and (D), and R.C. 2945.”
Long v. Harding, 2021 Ohio 4240 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “" {¶ 15} R.C. 2313.17 governs challenges of jurors for cause.”
Curley v. Wilcox, 2023 Ohio 3507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 14× “Said grounds for jurors in a civil trial are codified in R.C. 2313.17. {¶ 15} The Curleys rely on R.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(8)(9) — 1 case
Carpenter v. Warden Ross Corr. Inst. (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(A) — 2 cases
State v. Becton, 2023 Ohio 4841 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. T.F., 2020 Ohio 3766 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B) — 14 cases
State v. Palmer, 2022 Ohio 2643 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Further, R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth challenges for cause to excuse a potential juror, and it identifies the following as challenges: “that the person has an interest in the cause;” (R.”
Hunt v. City of E. Cleveland, 2019 Ohio 1115 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “{¶33} R.C. 2313.17 governs challenges of jurors for cause.”
Jenkins v. Grawe, 2019 Ohio 2013 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “) {¶ 32} The statute governing challenges to persons called as jurors, R.C. 2313.17, provides a mechanism for parties to challenge potential jurors for cause.”
Cordova v. Emergency Prof'l Servs., Inc., 2017 Ohio 7245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “" {¶ 26} R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth nine "good causes for challenge to any person called as a juror.”
Est. of Price v. Kidney Care Specialist, L.L.C., 2024 Ohio 3122 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “R.C. 2313.17 (B)(9) states that good cause exists to challenge a juror when it is “disclose[d] by the [juror’s] answers that the [juror] cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given by .”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B)(1) — 5 cases
State v. Carter, 2017 Ohio 7501 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “For instance, there is good cause for challenge if "the person discloses by the person's answers that the person cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to the person by the court.”
State v. Stone, 2014 Ohio 4444 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
Curley v. Wilcox, 2023 Ohio 3507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Said grounds for jurors in a civil trial are codified in R.C. 2313.17. {¶ 15} The Curleys rely on R.”
Casares v. Mercy St. Vincent Med. Ctr., 2020 Ohio 1651 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
Laudato v. Teramana, 2026 Ohio 1585 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B)(2) — 1 case
Curley v. Wilcox, 2023 Ohio 3507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Said grounds for jurors in a civil trial are codified in R.C. 2313.17. {¶ 15} The Curleys rely on R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B)(3) — 1 case
State v. Palmer, 2022 Ohio 2643 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Further, R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth challenges for cause to excuse a potential juror, and it identifies the following as challenges: “that the person has an interest in the cause;” (R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B)(4) — 1 case
State v. Palmer, 2022 Ohio 2643 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Further, R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth challenges for cause to excuse a potential juror, and it identifies the following as challenges: “that the person has an interest in the cause;” (R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B)(7) — 1 case
State v. Sparks, 2014 Ohio 5788 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(B)(9) — 33 cases
Cordova v. Emergency Prof'l Servs., Inc., 2017 Ohio 7245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “" {¶ 26} R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth nine "good causes for challenge to any person called as a juror.”
State v. Maxwell, 2014 Ohio 1019 (Ohio 2014). “42(J) (now R.C. 2313.17(B)(9)) stated that good cause exists for the removal of a prospective juror when “he discloses by his 28 January Term, 2014 answers that he cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to him by the court.”
State v. Carter, 2017 Ohio 7501 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “For instance, there is good cause for challenge if "the person discloses by the person's answers that the person cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to the person by the court.”
Hunt v. City of E. Cleveland, 2019 Ohio 1115 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “{¶33} R.C. 2313.17 governs challenges of jurors for cause.”
State v. Lloyd, 2021 Ohio 1808 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “7’s answers to the state’s questions gave reasonable cause for concern that she could not be fair and impartial, supporting a valid challenge under R.C. 2313.17. Moreover, and without addressing the implications of a “principal challenge” as defined under R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(C) — 9 cases
Hunt v. City of E. Cleveland, 2019 Ohio 1115 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “{¶33} R.C. 2313.17 governs challenges of jurors for cause.”
Cordova v. Emergency Prof'l Servs., Inc., 2017 Ohio 7245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “" {¶ 26} R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth nine "good causes for challenge to any person called as a juror.”
Jenkins v. Grawe, 2019 Ohio 2013 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “) {¶ 32} The statute governing challenges to persons called as jurors, R.C. 2313.17, provides a mechanism for parties to challenge potential jurors for cause.”
State v. Coonrod, 2012 Ohio 6302 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012).
Curley v. Wilcox, 2023 Ohio 3507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “Said grounds for jurors in a civil trial are codified in R.C. 2313.17. {¶ 15} The Curleys rely on R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.17(D) — 19 cases
State v. Maxwell, 2014 Ohio 1019 (Ohio 2014). “42(J) (now R.C. 2313.17(B)(9)) stated that good cause exists for the removal of a prospective juror when “he discloses by his 28 January Term, 2014 answers that he cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to him by the court.”
Cordova v. Emergency Prof'l Servs., Inc., 2017 Ohio 7245 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “" {¶ 26} R.C. 2313.17(B) sets forth nine "good causes for challenge to any person called as a juror.”
State v. Carter, 2017 Ohio 7501 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “For instance, there is good cause for challenge if "the person discloses by the person's answers that the person cannot be a fair and impartial juror or will not follow the law as given to the person by the court.”
Jenkins v. Grawe, 2019 Ohio 2013 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “) {¶ 32} The statute governing challenges to persons called as jurors, R.C. 2313.17, provides a mechanism for parties to challenge potential jurors for cause.”
State v. Quinn, 2017 Ohio 7000 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “Under R.C. 2313.17(B)(9) and (D), and R.C. 2945.”
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