legalmania
Verified Paralegal
We already have professionals on juries. I have served about 5 times because when they heard paralegal the attorneys ears all perked up. Do you mean an all attorney jury? Or do you mean nurses, doctors, plumbers, teachers? We need people from all walks of life on a jury, because one person may know more in one area than another. We need the housewife, receptionist, cook because each case is unique in it's own way and we need common sense and logic. The attorneys have jury consultants and voir dire to determine who is best for their case, if they lose, it's because they didn't prove their case to the juries satisfaction. IMO it is the best system out there and it works most of the time.