N.Y. CPLR § 4109
N.Y. CPLR § 4109 - Peremptory Challenges (2024)
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NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 4109 Peremptory challenges § 4109. Peremptory challenges. The plaintiff or plaintiffs shall havea combined total of three peremptory challenges plus one peremptorychallenge for every two alternate jurors. The defendant or defendants(other than any third-party defendant or defendants) shall have acombined total of three peremptory challenges, plus one peremptorychallenge for every two alternate jurors. The court, in its discretionbefore the examination of jurors begins, may grant an equal number ofadditional challenges to both sides as may be appropriate. In any casewhere a side has two or more parties, the court, in its discretion, mayallocate that side's combined total of peremptory challenges among thoseparties in such manner as may be appropriate.