Seven women and five men have weighed the case of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child rape. The panel, many with Penn State ties, includes one retired professor and one current professor, two graduates, two employees and one current student.

Here is a snapshot of the jurors, based on courtroom reporter pool notes.

JUROR No. 1

The middle-aged woman was the first potential juror interviewed. She works at Walmart and has two daughters. The juror said she had no fixed opinions on the case and has no Penn State bias.

JUROR No. 2

The 24-year-old man is going to school in the fall to study automotive technology.

JUROR No. 3

The middle-aged juror's husband is a physician in the same medical group in which John McQueary, the father of one of the key witnesses in the case, works. Former graduate student Mike McQueary testified that he alerted football coach Joe Paterno in 2002 that he'd seen what appeared to be Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in a shower in Penn State's athletic facilities, an allegation that authorities didn't learn of until years later. Defense attorney Joseph Amendola asked to have the woman struck for cause because of that relationship, but Judge John Cleland rejected his request. "We're in Centre County. We're in rural Pennsylvania," he said. "There are these (connections) that cannot be avoided." It appeared that Amendola was going to use his first peremptory challenge, but Sandusky stopped him, saying, "I think she would be fair."

JUROR No. 4

An engineer from State College, the juror told attorneys he reached a saturation point and stopped reading about the case more than two months ago. The middle-aged man's wife works at a local library. "I believe I can be open-minded," he said during questioning.

JUROR No. 5

A high school physics and chemistry teacher in his late 20s or early 30s, the juror has three children, including boys ages 5 and 2. He said he usually reads sports coverage and has just basic knowledge of the case. The Penn State grad has two degrees.

JUROR No. 6

Sandusky spoke at the graduation of the Penn State grad, 30. She majored in human development. She was previously known as Alternate No. 1, until she replaced the original Juror No. 6, who called in sick on June 20, the day the defense rested.

JUROR No. 7

The rising Penn State senior wore a school shirt to jury questioning and said he had strong feelings about football coach Joe Paterno's dismissal. He works part time for the athletics department, knows some of the witnesses and has ties to the football team. His mother works for the State College school district. The juror said he could set his opinions aside. "Being a student, I hear everything. The whole outrage. Nothing specific." Asked if he had thoughts about the scandal, the juror said, "It's a lot of people's faults. Joe did a few things he shouldn't have."

JUROR No. 8

The former Penn State soil science professor, in his late 60s or early 70s, worked at the university for 37 years before his retirement four years ago. The married former educator has followed the case and said he could put aside his connection to Penn State.

JUROR No. 9

The woman, in her 70s, was a school bus driver for 17 years before retirement. She said it was her duty to protect children, but she could consider the testimony of all sides.