—Preliminary Proceedings in

Jury Selection The judicial authority shall cause prospective jurors to be sworn or affirmed in accordance with General Statutes §§ 1-23 and 1-25. The judicial authority shall require counsel to make a prelimi- nary statement as to the names of other counsel with whom he or she is affiliated and other relevant facts, and shall require counsel to disclose the names, and if ordered by the judicial authority, the addresses of all witnesses counsel intends to call at trial. The judicial authority may excuse any prospective juror for cause. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 847.)