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You'll never get selected. In most any lawsuit, if you have a three figure IQ, then chances are that one lawyer or the other doesn't want you on the jury.

by dfranke 16y ago

noonespecial 16y ago
You'll never get selected. If you don't even show up.(1) (1) I've been on the juries of 2 civil suits and one criminal trial so far, and was the foreman once. Want sanity in the justice system? Bring it.
jonhendry 16y ago
I think each lawyer gets only a limited number of juror challenges. So a smartie might still get through.
- dctoedt 16y ago
  > Limited number of juror challenges That's correct if we're talking about peremptory challenges. There's no cap on the right to ask the judge to disqualify a prospective juror for cause, e.g., if s/he is related to one of the parties, is friends with one of the lawyers, etc., or otherwise has the appearance of potential partiality.
tzs 16y ago
In the i4i vs. Microsoft patent case, in that very district, the jury foreperson had 3 college degrees (one a graduate degree), a couple other jurors had math degrees, and one had a computer science degree. The judge had a bachelor's degree in mathematics, and worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst before entering law school.
gte910h 16y ago
Incorrect, product liability and patent law both sides want educated people to understand what the hell is happening.
- dctoedt 16y ago
  > product liability and patent law both sides want educated people to understand what the hell is happening. Not always - if one side looks evil, the other side's lawyers might want jurors who can't understand the technology and therefore will vote based on good-guy-versus-bad-guy. Happens a fair amount.
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Dove 16y ago
My sole experience with jury duty -- during voir dire: Prosecutor: Juror number six, slightly abstract analytical question. Me: Intelligent answer. Prosecutor: The prosecution thanks and excuses juror number six. Uh huh. I'm gonna remember that if I see you do it to someone else next time.

You'll never get selected. In most any lawsuit, if you have a three figure IQ, then chances are that one lawyer or the other doesn't want you on the jury.

by dfranke 16y ago

You'll never get selected. In most any lawsuit, if you have a three figure IQ, then chances are that one lawyer or the other doesn't want you on the jury.

noonespecial 16y ago

You'll never get selected. If you don't even show up.(1) (1) I've been on the juries of 2 civil suits and one criminal trial so far, and was the foreman once. Want sanity in the justice system? Bring it.

jonhendry 16y ago

I think each lawyer gets only a limited number of juror challenges. So a smartie might still get through.

dctoedt 16y ago
> Limited number of juror challenges That's correct if we're talking about peremptory challenges. There's no cap on the right to ask the judge to disqualify a prospective juror for cause, e.g., if s/he is related to one of the parties, is friends with one of the lawyers, etc., or otherwise has the appearance of potential partiality.

tzs 16y ago

In the i4i vs. Microsoft patent case, in that very district, the jury foreperson had 3 college degrees (one a graduate degree), a couple other jurors had math degrees, and one had a computer science degree. The judge had a bachelor's degree in mathematics, and worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst before entering law school.

gte910h 16y ago

Incorrect, product liability and patent law both sides want educated people to understand what the hell is happening.

dctoedt 16y ago
> product liability and patent law both sides want educated people to understand what the hell is happening. Not always - if one side looks evil, the other side's lawyers might want jurors who can't understand the technology and therefore will vote based on good-guy-versus-bad-guy. Happens a fair amount.

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Dove 16y ago

My sole experience with jury duty -- during voir dire: Prosecutor: Juror number six, slightly abstract analytical question. Me: Intelligent answer. Prosecutor: The prosecution thanks and excuses juror number six. Uh huh. I'm gonna remember that if I see you do it to someone else next time.