5 women and 7 men -- the People of New York v Trump now have a jury. 6 alternates are yet to be chosen.

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From Politico's live updates:

Seven jurors were sworn in this afternoon, filling out the panel that will decide Trump's legal fate.

Here is what we know about them:

A man who lives in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood and works in investment banking.
A man who lives in the West Village, works as a security engineer and has three children.
An Upper East Side man originally from Lebanon who is retired and enjoys fly fishing.
An Upper East Side woman who works as a speech therapist.
A Murray Hill man who works at an eyewear company and enjoys the outdoors.
A woman originally from California who lives in Upper Manhattan and works in product development.
An Upper East Side woman who works as a physical therapist and enjoys tennis and paddle boarding.

The above seven Manhattanites join five other jurors who were selected earlier this week.

Those five jurors are:

A West Harlem man originally from Ireland who works in sales and will serve as the jury's foreperson.
A man who lives in Chelsea and works as a corporate lawyer.
A woman who has lived in Harlem her whole life and works in education.
A woman who lives in Chelsea and works as a software engineer.
An Upper East Side man who works as a lawyer practicing civil litigation.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/what-we-know-about-the-jury-00153194

Judge "We now have our jury" Merchan is moving criminal justice along!