RSS
FeedHarris Releases Poll on Jury Duty
January 22nd, 2008
The Harris Corporation released a poll on jury duty yesterday. Harris Poll on Jury Duty. The poll contains some interesting findings on who is most likely to show up for jury duty and actually end up serving on a jury. It also shows that Americans, by a factor of 2 to 1, would trust a jury more than a judge to arrive at a fair verdict in a case. Sadly, the poll reveals that many Americans are still shirking their civic responsibility — three-quarters of Americans have never served on a jury, and over half have never attended jury duty. The poll is worth taking a look at, and it provides some interesting information on how Americans currently view trial by jury in this country.
Entry Filed under: General Voir Dire
1 Comment Add your own
1. PatricktheRogue | February 21st, 2009 at 1:52 am
As a career marine officer I have never had the privilege of being called to jury duty. However, when I retire (soon) I am certain I will be called eventually, but I am just as certain that I will never be on a jury. As a lawyer can you honestly say that any defense attorney in the country would allow a retired military officer (white and male to boot) on his jury? I am certain I will be the first one challenged. But I will show up to do my duty, and read some books in the jury pool room for my allotted time. Seems to me, though, that somehow we should not waste each other’s time. They should skip over me in lieu of a juror that someone will actually use.
Leave a Comment
Some HTML allowed:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>
Trackback this post | Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed