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Thereafter, in the event the court excuses one of the initially selected jurors, it may then impanel the alternate. Courts in every federal judicial district empanel grand juries of 23 persons. Federal grand juries generally serve for 18 months. The 18 months begin to run from the date of empanelment. However, the district court may discharge the jury earlier, or extend the jury's service six additional months, if it finds the extension to be in the public interest.
The general rule is that a juror cannot testify after the trial is over to impeach the verdict. - Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) - Can only testify about extraneous or outside information. - The privacy of jury deliberations takes precedence over the right to a fair trial. - Tanner v. United States (1987).