Objectivity: Unfortunately, your assessment is valid. A couple months ago I was pulled into a jury pool selection. It wasn't political, but it was commercial grower vs big oil & gas. It was a pretty large pool. It was tough for the attorneys to find 14 (12 plus 2 alternates). The process went on for 3 days of selection and almos…
Objectivity: Unfortunately, your assessment is valid. A couple months ago I was pulled into a jury pool selection. It wasn't political, but it was commercial grower vs big oil & gas. It was a pretty large pool. It was tough for the attorneys to find 14 (12 plus 2 alternates). The process went on for 3 days of selection and almost 2 weeks of testimony. Once the witness process came to a close and we were to hear closing arguments, we were sent back to the jury room "for a break". Two hours later, they brought us back into the courtroom and announced that we were dismissed. The attorneys settled out of court -- because they could not read the bias of the jurors. Believe me bias is alive and well whether the subject is criminal or civil. Sad indeed!
Are the attorneys looking for unbiased jurors at the front end? But then at the back end, when they can't tell which way the jurors are leaning, they bail out? Is it second thoughts about their reading of the jurors in the first place? Lack of confidence in their powers of persuasion? I have so many questions.
Objectivity: Unfortunately, your assessment is valid. A couple months ago I was pulled into a jury pool selection. It wasn't political, but it was commercial grower vs big oil & gas. It was a pretty large pool. It was tough for the attorneys to find 14 (12 plus 2 alternates). The process went on for 3 days of selection and almost 2 weeks of testimony. Once the witness process came to a close and we were to hear closing arguments, we were sent back to the jury room "for a break". Two hours later, they brought us back into the courtroom and announced that we were dismissed. The attorneys settled out of court -- because they could not read the bias of the jurors. Believe me bias is alive and well whether the subject is criminal or civil. Sad indeed!
Are the attorneys looking for unbiased jurors at the front end? But then at the back end, when they can't tell which way the jurors are leaning, they bail out? Is it second thoughts about their reading of the jurors in the first place? Lack of confidence in their powers of persuasion? I have so many questions.