Jury trials
are in decline.

What are the implications?

“Trial by jury in civil cases is as essential to secure the liberty of the people as any one of the pre-existent rights of nature.”

James Madison

James Madison

latest posts

Jan 24, 2018 Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Respond to Your Jury Summons

Nov 17, 2017 Some Additional Thoughts on Juror Discussions During Trial and Juror Questions

Nov 15, 2017 Concurrent Expert Evidence in the United States – Is There a Role for Hot Tubbing?

Nov 14, 2017 Is There a Perception Problem with the American Jury System?

Nov 13, 2017 We Hold These Jury Decision-Making Truths to be Self-Evident

Nov 10, 2017 Understanding Bias: Preserving Peremptory Challenges, Preventing their Discriminatory Use, and Providing Fairer and More Impartial Juries

in the news

@JuryMatters

September 21

A civil jury finds the California Dept of Transportation and Los Angeles liable in a bicycle crash suit. https://t.co/OzEzpFGjWu
September 21

In Wisconsin a farmer was awarded $13M by a civil jury. https://t.co/JjG5zRTf2a
September 21

RT @WinstonLaw: Is the Texas civil jury system facing a crisis? Find out in this @TexasLawbook Q&A with @TomMelsheimer https://t.co/KEHP0w7…
September 21

“Soured Iraqi Oil Deal Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears” https://t.co/UkvK1hzQgr #GoogleAlerts via @law360
September 17

“Louisiana must make its jury system more just” https://t.co/S6RZh9xK54
September 14

RT @BillWichertNJ: Walmart takes aim at NJ rule barring use of certain medical terms in civil jury trials, via @Law360 https://t.co/B326sR7…
September 14

RT @MontereyHerald: Monterey County civil grand jury report on animal control supports consolidation of Salinas, county shelters https://t.…
September 13

RT @jurygirltweet: Very interesting result in line with #HansReynaGistTheory - jurors choose a dollar amount that matches their gist or the…
September 13

Check out "Airing Out Jury Trials"-- a conversation with CJP Judicial Adviser, Judge J. Thomas Marten: https://t.co/7bY6ouHClp
September 13

"The Limitations Of NY's Anti-Sexual Harassment Law" https://t.co/5ed08eVWyh
September 13

"Sport Court Denies Its Arbitration Was Declared 'Illegal'" https://t.co/HZczn0g0GW
September 7

Huge success!! Thrilled to bring a Jury Improvement Lunch to Miami. https://t.co/1cCv1JmgyU