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BENCH BLOG: Judge and juror
A recent jury summons prompted to me to think about judges being called to jury service.
Five most common faults of trial lawyers
One of the great privileges of being a judge is to be able to speak with jurors after a trial, to thank them and to ask them questions about what they had just witnessed.
Appeals court rejects dozing juror appeal in assault case
A Wisconsin appeals court says a former Milwaukee correctional officer was properly convicted of sexual assault even though he claimed one of his jurors dozed off during his trial.
Finding fair jurors in Tsarnaev case a ‘quixotic undertaking’
Relying on an analysis of questionnaires filled out by 1,373 prospective jurors, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has filed a third motion to transfer his case to another venue.
Panic attack, bad back: Juror excuses often vary widely
One prospective juror said she had a panic attack. Another claimed to have a bad back. A third is in the military and worried he would be deployed during the trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes.
Walker signs 12-person jury mandate
Governor Scott Walker has signed a bill that erases six-person juries in misdemeanor cases.
Jury consultants key part of early case assessment
Most litigators understand the benefits of early case assessment. It helps their clients plan, among other things, budgets, discovery and strategies for resolving the disputes.
Senate approves 12-member jury bill
The state Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would mandate 12-member juries for all criminal trials.
State Senate poised to pass jury bill
The Wisconsin Senate is set to pass a bill that would do away with six-person juries in misdemeanor cases.
12-member jury proposal moves forward (UPDATE)
The state Assembly passed a measure Tuesday to ensure that all criminal defendants in Wisconsin can have their case tried before a 12-member jury.
Walker dismissed after serving on jury (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker served two days as Juror No. 20 on a personal-injury case, but he was dismissed just before deliberations began Wednesday because the CEO of a company involved in the case had donated to his campaign.
Involvement, practice lead to better jury research
After almost 20 years as a jury consultant, I have seen, talked about and/or been a party to many types of jury research; some great, some terrible and a lot in between.
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