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Judges and juries

• singleshot_ 3y ago
  You are right, but there is more to it. Judges typically consider matters of law. Usually “reasonable” is a cue that you are discussing a matter of fact, which is the province of the jury. Sometimes you will have something called a bench trial, where it is agreed that the judge will also serve the role of the fact finder, and there will be no jury.
  • dmvdoug 3y ago
    > Usually “reasonable” is a cue that you are discussing a matter of fact, which is the province of the jury. And then there are motions for a JMOL (see FRCP 50), where a judge has to decide whether a “reasonable jury” could have a legally sufficient basis to find in favor of a party. Law as the verkehrte Welt of itself. :)