(a) After the jury panel for a particular case is drawn, a list of the persons on such panel shall be handed to each attorney involved in the case, and the court shall inform the jurors of the names and residences of each of the parties, the nature of the suit, and the names of the attorneys and their associates.(b) Initial voir dire examination shall be conducted by the court and will include, in addition to the court's general questions on voir dire, such additional questions appropriate to the case at hand as counsel shall submit in writing and as are approved by the court. The court may permit counsel to supplement the court's voir dire examination by such further inquiry as it deems proper.Amended effective 7/1/2005.