The following is a LIVE, ongoing rundown of Day 1 of jury selection for the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The most recent updates are on top.
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5:15 p.m.
Judge Nelson dismisses the remaining jurors until Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Court is in recess, except for counsel.
5:12 p.m.
The remaining jurors in the smaller pool of 21 enter the courtroom. They will return to court Tuesday to be interviewed. Judge Nelson instructs them not to talk about the case, research the case online or otherwise, or post about the case online in any form.
5:08 p.m.
Judge Nelson asks George Zimmerman if he has read the jury questionnaire approves of the questions. Zimmerman says he has no objections.
The judge says she is going to talk with the remaining jurors and then recess for the day.
Sidebar
4:45 p.m.
Lawyers are still talking in sidebar. They may be discussing whether to call another juror or call it a day, as well as which of the four jurors already interviewed to seat on the jury.
4:30 p.m.
Juror B-76 is finished questioning. Judge Nelson asks attorneys to approach the bench.
Interview, Juror No. 76
4:20 p.m.
Defense attorney Don West asks Juror B-76 about her news sources. She says she primarily gets her news on local TV stations, but not one in particular. She says she has seen spokespeople for both sides of the case on TV.
West asked if the juror could recognize Trayvon Martin's mother in the courtroom. The juror said no. Sybrina Fulton is, indeed, in court with Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, and their attorney, Ben Crump.
The juror says she is confident that she would be able to form an opinion on the case based solely on the evidence presented in court, and not allow what she's heard about the case outside the court affect her decision.
4:07 p.m.
Juror B-76 appears to be a white female. She is married with a son and a daughter, and has lived in Seminole County since 1981.
She recalls hearing in the news media that Zimmerman was a "security guard" in the neighborhood who had a struggle with a young man who died, that it was Zimmerman's gun that was involved, and that Zimmerman was injured in the scuffle.
She also recognizes Mark O'Mara as Zimmerman's attorney, and recalls O'Mara talking about funds raised in the case.
The juror says she has not formed an opinion on the case. She says her family is open-minded, and they believe everyone deserves a fair trial, and they preferred not to form any opinions about what's seen on the news before the trial begins.
The juror says she just moved, and had no idea the trial was starting on the same day as her jury summons. She adds her husband may have researched the case, but he did not talk to her about it.
Interview: Juror No. 30
3:35 p.m.
Defense attorney Mark O'Mara begins questioning Juror B-30.
The juror mentions he has played in a band for 20 years.
O'Mara asks about the juror's experience with the TV news crew asking his family about the case. He remembers a reporter came up to them while they were at a restaurant and asked, "What do you think about the case?" He said he didn't have an opinion, and he doesn't remember how the other members in his group answered, but he believes their answers were all pretty much the same.
O'Mara asks for the juror's opinion on the case. The juror replies, "All I know is that, from what I've heard, there was fault on both sides. I think it's a case of two people in the wrong place at the wrong time."
He adds he was grieving his wife's loss while this case has been going on, so he has not paid much attention to Mr. Martin or Mr. Zimmerman. As for an opinion, he hasn't formed one either way.
The juror does add he's remembering more as he talks about it in court. He remembers a 911 call, and he has seen O'Mara on TV before. He also remembers hearing Trayvon Martin was in trouble in South Florida, and that was part of the reason why he was up visiting his father. But the juror adds he would like to get all the facts before he forms an opinion.
The juror goes on to say he remembers hearing in the last few days hearing on the news about screaming on a 911 call, and they were speculating about whose voice it was screaming. He recalls never getting to an answer to that question.
"I wasn't paying much attention to it," the juror explains. "I was in passing. I heard smidgeons of what was said, but that was all."
O'Mara asked the juror whom he thinks was screaming in the 911 call. The juror said he hasn't formed an opinion.
The juror says his girlfriend had an opinion about the case: She told him she believed Zimmerman probably should have stayed in his car, and this would have never happened. He added it would not give his girlfriend's opinion any weight compared to the facts he heard in the courtroom.
The juror talks about his hearing problem. He says when people are talking about the case, or it's on TV while he's not wearing his hearing aid, he's only really pieces of it, not complete thoughts.
He says he is retired, so he has "nothing else to do in the world but play golf. But this is more interesting."
3:24 p.m.
The juror appears to be a white, gray-haired male. He says he is hard of hearing, and reveals he is in his 60s, has a girlfriend, and has lived in Central Florida all his life.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda explains he will be referred to as "Juror B-30."
"I'd rather B-30 than 'be 65,'" the juror replies, laughing.
The juror says he hasn't followed the Zimmerman case much, because he doesn't watch the news. He says there's too much negativity in the news.
He explains he recalls hearing that Trayvon Martin was in Sanford to spend some time with his dad, and was out walking one night when the defendant came in contact with him. "There was a scuffle, and somehow, a gun went off," he recalls.
The juror says a news crew asked him some questions while he was in downtown Sanford, but he told them he didn't know the facts. He believes his daughter or another family member who was with him at the time may have appeared on TV, but he did not. He has not formed an opinion on the case.
He adds he isn't very tech-savvy, so he has not looked up the case at all online.
The juror says though he is hard of hearing, he can hear de la Rionda fine through a hearing aid headset he is wearing.
Interview: Juror No. 29
2:56 p.m.
Defense attorney Don West begins asks the juror what her main source of news is. She says she doesn't pay attention to the news, on TV, online or in the newspaper. She just goes to work and comes home to her family.
The juror said she works with dementia patients at a nursing home, and is married with seven children, ranging in age from 3-year-old twins to a 19-year-old son. She is also working part-time to keep her CNA license.
The juror said she came home from work at 7 a.m. Monday and did not sleep before coming to the courthouse. This is her first time she has ever been called to jury duty. She said she saw a billboard advertising TV coverage of the trial, but had no idea the trial was today, so it didn't click right away that she might be on that jury.
The juror says all she remembers about the case is that people were selling T-shirts, and a little kid passed away. She comments, "We have a lot of crime in Chicago."
She says she doesn't know how old Trayvon Martin was. She assumed she was "a kid," about 12 or 13, based on pictures she saw on T-shirts. But while she heard about it, she did not have any conversations about it. She said she has friends who took sides on the case, but she did not.
"It just happened," she said, explaining "It wasn't in the news 24/7" in her life, so it wasn't in everybody's conversation 24/7 in her life.
The juror says everyone deserves a fair trial, and she has not formed an opinion on this case based on what she has heard about it so far.
2:51 p.m.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda begins interviewing "Juror No. B-29," a dark-skinned female originally from Chicago who moved to Seminole County about four months ago. Because of that, she says she has not paid any attention to the Zimmerman case.
The juror says she does not watch the news. Instead, she mainly watches the Bravo channel. She remarked when she heard about a big trial in Sanford, she was more worried about traffic in the area than about possibly being on the jury.
Juror says, "Whatever's in the courtroom is what I go by, not what other people say."
Interview: Juror No. 12
2:36 p.m.
Defense attorney Mark O'Mara asks the juror about a picture she saw of Trayvon Martin wearing a hoodie. She says she remembers hearing that Zimmerman had followed Martin. She also remembers that Zimmerman and his wife had raised money to pay their bills.
The juror says she works the overnight shift at her job. Besides the news, she says she mainly watches game shows on TV.
She says she also regularly watches "CSI," but understands that court in real life works is a lot different than what's shown on TV shows like that.
2:28 p.m.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda begins interviewing "Juror No. B-12," a white female, possibly in her 40s or 50s. She says she has children and grandchildren, and she lives about 10 miles from the scene of the shooting.
The juror says she knows about the George Zimmerman case from TV news, but has not been following it closely on TV or on the Internet.
She says once she learned she had jury duty on the same day the trial was starting, she made sure not to watch TV or look up the case online, to prevent her from forming an opinion of Zimmerman's guilt or innocence. She says she can keep an open mind.
Before jury interviews
2:10 p.m.
Judge Nelson and attorneys are back in the courtroom. Defense attorney Mark O'Mara says he believes attorneys have agreed on a set of jurors to call in for questioning. Attorneys enter sidebar at the judge's bench.
1:56 p.m.
Judge Nelson announces she is going in to decide which jurors to bring in for questioning. Court is in recess.
1:45 p.m.
Attorneys remark that they are having a hard time reading some jurors' handwriting.
Seminole County court officials say the questionnaire will not be made public until after a jury is seated.
1:30 p.m.
Court returns from recess. Judge Nelson and attorneys continue reviewing jurors' questionnaires. Jurors are at lunch until 2 p.m.
12:28 p.m.
Court is in recess for lunch.
12:26 p.m.
Public audio remains turned off in the courtroom. The judge is talking with attorneys in a sidebar.
12:10 p.m.
From Reporter Amanda Evans at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center says there was a brief power outage at the courthouse.
Amanda Evans adds: "Sometimes we'll see attorneys laugh with each other as they read the questionnaires. You wonder how people are answering."
12 Noon
The judge and attorneys are reviewing the questionnaires filled out by potential jurors. Judge Nelson has asked for the microphones at the counsel tables to be turned off during this process. However, the sound of rustling papers can still be heard in the televised feed.
11:52 a.m.
Judge Nelson returns to the courtroom and calls court to order.
11:30 a.m.
Robert Zimmerman Jr., George's brother, begins taking questions from the media inside the courtroom while court is in recess.
He says his family has received death threats over the last few days leading up to the trial.
Robert Zimmerman Jr. also says his family is very confident in the defense's case, specifically mentioning the "outstanding" work attorney Don West had done during the weekend's Frye hearing.
"After the jury is seated, I won't be tweeting anymore," Robert Zimmerman Jr. adds.
11:16 a.m.
George Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., tweets (@rzimmermanjr): "I'll do a brief Q&A w/ Press NOW from within the courthouse. Courtroom 1B."
10:48 a.m.
Attorneys say it could be at least an hour before potential jurors are ready to be questioned by attorneys.
10:40 a.m.
Potential jurors have begun taking a questionnaire. They will be brought up to the courtroom for questioning in groups of 21.
10:30 a.m.
Nearly everyone else has left the courtroom to stretch while Zimmerman and lawyers on both sides meet the jury pool.
Zimmerman's wife, Shellie, and brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., have stayed behind in the courtroom. Shellie Zimmerman is accompanied by a bodyguard.
10:20 a.m.
Zimmerman and his lawyers head downstairs to meet the group of 100 potential jurors being interviewed.
9:15 a.m.
Judge Nelson calls for a recess, as the jury pool is still receiving instructions. She will separate 100 potential jurors from the pool. Those jurors will take a questionnaire, and Judge Nelson said she will narrow down that pool to 21.
Last-minute motions
9:10 a.m.
Judge Debra Nelson hears a last-minute motion for a delay of trial, the third such motion from the defense.
"We're not ready," says Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, to the judge as he asks for more time to prepare.
Judge Nelson quickly denies the motion.
9:02 a.m.
George Zimmerman arrives in court two minutes late.
9 a.m.
Judge Debra Nelson calls court to order. George Zimmerman's defense attorney, Mark O'Mara, explains his client is a little late to arrive.
Before court began
8:50 a.m.
Trayvon Martin's father, Tracy Martin, makes a statement at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center before court began:
"We are relieved that the start of the trial is here with the jury selection as we seek justice for our son Trayvon. We also seek a fair and impartial trial.
We ask that the community contuinue to stay peaceful as we place our faith in the justice system. We ask that the community do the same. We ask that our family and friends continue to pray for us, continue to keep us safe in God's arms. We ask that you continue to pray for Trayvon and our family."