Many of the 60 potential jurors who were being considered for the eight-member panel said they had read or heard about the case. All were asked to fill out a 15-page questionnaire that asked, among other things, whether they had ever been inappropriately touched, falsely accused or considered themselves fans of the entertainer.

No jurors have been selected yet, though many were dismissed for a variety of reasons, including one who said on her questionnaire that she found Ms. Swift “petty and dishonest.”

Any fans hoping to see Ms. Swift at the federal courthouse in downtown Denver will have to vie for one of the 32 seats reserved each day for the public in the courtroom or for one of 75 in an overflow room with a closed-circuit video feed of the proceedings. The prospect of jury selection did not draw many spectators Monday but Maya Benia, 20, a New Mexico State University student, was at the courthouse early with a letter of support she hoped to pass to Ms. Swift.

“I have been a Swifty for 11 years. I adore her so much,” Ms. Benia said. “I think she’s really brave for speaking up about sexual assault.”

It’s not clear when during the trial, expected to last nine days, Ms. Swift might testify.

But her pretrial deposition provided a preview of her testimony about the events at Pepsi Center, the arena in Denver not far from the courthouse. The arena, which can seat more than 20,000 people for concerts, is also home to the city’s professional basketball, ice hockey and lacrosse teams.