Trial lawyers
Walk into voir dire with a profile of every member of the venire panel — public record, affiliations, and social-media signals relevant to bias.
Juror Research
Juror research before voir dire.
Juror research is lawful, public-record and open-source background on the members of a jury panel, so trial counsel walks into voir dire knowing who is in the box — never any prohibited contact with jurors. Full-panel, analyst-verified, ethics-compliant.
Civil and criminal trials. Public and open sources only. Built for a live trial calendar.
What it is
Know who is in the box.
Voir dire is minutes. The research behind it decides how well you spend them.
Juror research compiles what the public record and open sources say about each member of the venire — background, prior litigation and jury service, and publicly available social media relevant to bias — so counsel can inform strikes and challenges with facts rather than instinct.
The line that keeps it ethical is contact: there is none. OnTrial reviews only public information and never communicates with a juror — consistent with ABA Formal Opinion 466 and the rules of the trial jurisdiction.
Who this is for
Built for the trial team.
Civil & criminal defense firms
Inform strikes and challenges with documented, lawful research on jurors' backgrounds and public statements.
Jury & trial consultants
Feed your voir dire strategy with fast, analyst-verified panel research that scales to a full venire on a trial calendar.
Corporate & business-trial counsel
Reduce the risk of a hidden bias on a high-exposure matter with rigorous, ethics-compliant juror research.
What it includes
The components of a panel workup.
Venire panel profiles
A profile of each prospective juror from public and open sources — identity, public record, and background relevant to jury service, compiled for the whole panel.
Public social-media review
Passive review of jurors' publicly available social media for statements and affiliations relevant to bias — no contact, no connection requests, no communication of any kind.
Prior litigation & jury service
Prior lawsuits, prior jury service, and public criminal and civil records that bear on a juror's experience and predisposition.
Real-time trial updates
Supplemental research and monitoring of public sources during trial, so counsel is alerted to a juror issue while there is still time to act.
Typical engagements
When juror research is ordered.
- Full-panel research before voir dire
- Strike and cause-challenge support during jury selection
- Supplemental juror investigation during a live trial
- High-exposure civil and criminal trials
- Public-record review of potential juror misconduct
- Bias and affiliation screening on a venire panel
Why the work holds up
Rigorous, and squarely within the rules.
Public sources only. No contact. Every profile analyst-verified.
Every internal role at OnTrial is held by a veteran of the U.S. military, federal law enforcement, or state / municipal law enforcement — by mandate.
SOC 2 Type II, FCRA, GLBA, and CCPA compliant. AI-governance posture is documented — see AI Governance and Data Security.
OnTrial, LLC is licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety as a Private Investigations Company (#C31261501).
FAQ
Juror research, explained.
- What is juror research?
- Juror research is the lawful compilation of public-record and open-source information about the members of a jury panel, conducted so trial counsel can make informed decisions during voir dire and jury selection. It covers public background, prior litigation and jury service, and publicly available social media relevant to bias — and never involves any contact or communication with a juror.
- Is juror research legal and ethical?
- Yes, when it stays to public and open sources with no contact. OnTrial reviews only publicly available information and never communicates with, connects to, or attempts to influence a juror — consistent with ABA Formal Opinion 466 on reviewing jurors' public internet presence and with the rules of the jurisdiction where the matter is tried. The passive-review line is the ethical line, and we hold it.
- What does juror research include?
- A profile of each prospective juror from public sources: identity and public record, prior litigation and jury service, criminal and civil records, and a passive review of publicly available social media for statements and affiliations relevant to bias. Research can continue during trial to alert counsel to a juror issue while there is still time to act.
- Do you ever contact jurors?
- No. OnTrial never contacts, connects with, friends, follows, or communicates with a juror or prospective juror in any way. Research is limited to passive review of public and open sources — the conduct that keeps it ethical and defensible.
- Can juror research be completed on a trial calendar?
- Yes. OnTrial scales full-panel juror research to the compressed timeline of jury selection, with rush turnaround built for a live trial calendar. Every profile is analyst-verified, and every engagement is a fixed cost — no subscription or monthly fees.
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