Among almost 2,800 lawyers surveyed in June, 57% said they would not be open to a virtual jury trial. So it’s no surprise that a San Antonio court couldn’t find lawyers to volunteer for its first Zoom civil jury trial on Wednesday.
No.
That was the answer from about 57% of attorneys who responded to the Texas Office of Court Administration’s online survey of nearly 2,800 lawyers, which asked if they’d be open to a virtual jury trial.
Only 19% of respondents said yes, and 24% said maybe.
Civil litigators have expressed reticence at trying remote jury trials, which might explain why a district court in San Antonio was not able to locate a case for a Zoom civil jury trial that was supposed to start Wednesday.
