The jury for Karen Read's high-profile second trial reached 16 people on Thursday, but the selection process will continue Monday inside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts for a ninth day.

Entering Thursday, 15 people had been seated on the jury. Three new jurors were added, but two people were also dismissed, leaving the jury at 16. 

There is no court currently scheduled in the case on Friday. On Monday, jury selection will resume in an effort to add additional jurors in case any issues come up during trial.

"They are shooting for 18, yeah, I've known that," Read said outside court Thursday. "That's fine. I trust in the jury pool."

During Read's first trial, 19 jurors were seated, but only 14 remained by the end.

According to Read outside court earlier this week, opening statements could begin Tuesday once a jury is seated. It is unclear if that is still the case with no jury seated by the end of the week.

Prosecutors accuse Read of hitting and killing O'Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow outside a home in Canton in January 2022. Read accuses law enforcement and several other people of trying to frame her.

Read is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of personal injury and death. Read has pleaded not guilty and her first trial ended with a mistrial due to hung jury.  

Supreme Court appeal

Read has appealed the result of her first trial to the U.S. Supreme Court on grounds of double jeopardy. Her attorneys say that jurors voted behind closed doors to acquit her on two charges, but the discussions were not revealed in open court before the mistrial was declared. Attorneys are asking for those two charges to be thrown out.

Read had also asked for her state trial to be delayed until the Supreme Court decides if it will hear her appeal. On Wednesday, that request was denied.

The Supreme Court will discuss Read's appeal on April 25 and potentially decide that day if they will take up the case.

Karen Read jury selection

Each day, dozens of potential jurors are brought into the courtroom and Judge Beverly Cannone reads them basic facts of the case along with a witness list.

They are then questioned as a group by the judge. Prospective jurors then fill out paperwork and are questioned individually. They are either added to the jury or sent home.

Of the 41 people being considered on Thursday, 36 have heard of Read's case. Additionally, 25 said they have formed an opinion on the case and another 12 told the judge they have formed a bias toward one side.

WBZ Legal Analyst Katherine Loftus believes seating a larger jury is a smart move, and she's still surprised by how quickly the selection has happened. "The process has moved significantly quicker than most of us anticipated," Loftus said. 

In this polarizing case, is a unanimous verdict possible? 

"The goal is ultimately as a juror on any case is to render a verdict one way or the other, to give some sort of finality, not only to the victim's family, but to the defendant," Loftus said. "So, I'm going to err on the side of optimism that we will end in a verdict." 

How to watch Karen Read trial

The Karen Read trial will be streaming live on CBS News Boston from opening statements right through the verdict.

For a full timeline of the Karen Read case, click here.