Overview
- Judge Charles R. Breyer excused roughly 40 of 93 prospective jurors who said they could not set aside views about Musk, according to courtroom reports.
- Jury selection lasted about five hours, resulting in a nine-person panel, with no alternates reported by Courthouse News.
- Several candidates voiced sharply negative opinions of Musk during questioning and were removed after stating they could not be impartial.
- Musk’s attorney Stephen Broome urged broader dismissals over what he called pervasive hostility, while the judge stressed the standard is whether jurors can set aside strong views.
- The civil securities trial is set for March 2 and expected to run two to three weeks, with likely testimony from Musk and former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal.