Jury selection wrapped up in the corruption trial of former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao on Tuesday after eight hours of questioning from a federal judge, U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors and defense attorneys.

The jury of five men and seven women was seated in preparation of what’s expected to be a roughly six-week trial in front of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, a magistrate with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.