Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-575.1: Selection of jury in discretion of court - Manner

Notwithstanding other methods authorized by law, the trial judge

may direct in his discretion that a jury in a civil case be selected

in the following manner:

(a) if the case be triable to a twelve-man jury, eighteen

prospective jurors shall be called and seated in the box

and then examined on voir dire; when eighteen such

prospective jurors have been passed for cause, each side of

the lawsuit shall exercise its peremptory challenges out of

the hearing of the jury by alternately striking three names

from the list of those so passed for cause, and the

remaining twelve persons shall be sworn to try the case;

(b) if the case be triable to a six-man jury, twelve

prospective jurors shall be called and seated in the box

and then examined on voir dire; when twelve such

prospective jurors have been passed for cause, each side of

the lawsuit shall exercise its peremptory challenges out of

the hearing of the jury by alternately striking three names

from the list of those so passed for cause, and the

remaining six persons shall be sworn to try the case.

If there be more than one defendant in the case, and the trial

judge determines on motion that there is a serious conflict of

interest between them, he may, in his discretion, allow each

defendant to strike three names from the list of jurors seated and

passed for cause. In such case he shall appropriately increase the

number of jurors initially called and seated in the box for voir

dire examination.