After each challenge, the vacancy shall be filled before further challenges are made; and any new juror thus introduced may be challenged for cause as well as peremptorily.
§ 574.Vacancies Filled At Once - Challenges to Jurors
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 574 requires the court to fill any vacancy left by a successful challenge before the parties continue challenging jurors, and lets a party challenge the newly seated juror for cause or peremptorily just like any other.
Full Text of § 574
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4999.
Plain-English Summary
Challenges under Section 573 don't stack up. Every time a challenge removes a juror, the vacancy has to be filled before either side challenges again. The juror who fills that seat is fair game too -- open to a challenge for cause or a peremptory challenge, the same as anyone else on the panel.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the empty seat left by a successful juror challenge?
It has to be filled before the parties make any further challenges.
Can a newly seated juror who replaces a challenged one also be challenged?
Yes. The new juror may be challenged for cause as well as peremptorily, the same as any other prospective juror.
Does this section change the number of challenges each side gets?
No. Section 573 sets the three-peremptory-challenge cap; this section just governs the order in which vacancies get filled.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: filling jury vacancy after challenge oklahomareplacement juror challenge oklahoma12 O.S. § 574