Section 632 — Criminal Code: Excusing jurors

The judge may, at any time before the commencement of a trial, order that any juror be excused from jury service, whether or not the juror has been called pursuant to subsection 631(3) or (3.1) or any challenge has been made in relation to the juror, for reasons of personal interest in the matter to be tried; relationship with the judge presiding over the jury selection process, the judge before whom the accused is to be tried, the prosecutor, the accused, the counsel for the accused or a prospective witness; or personal hardship or any other reasonable cause that, in the opinion of the judge, warrants that the juror be excused.