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Civil Jury Trials Down 25%; Bench Trials Up 300% in LA Superior Courts
April 22, 2014
As courts are working harder than ever and with more limited resources, more cases are being resolved short of trial or tried by courts without juries. Indeed, we may be entering an era of the vanishing jury trial.1 Los Angeles Superior Court statistics indicate that the number of jury trials in general jurisdiction civil cases (over $25,000) has been shrinking during the past decade.2Last year, jury trials in these cases were down more than 25 percent from 10 years ago. Meanwhile, nonjury trials...
April 22, 2014
As courts are working harder than ever and with more limited resources, more cases are being resolved short of trial or tried by courts without juries. Indeed, we may be entering an era of the vanishing jury trial.1 Los Angeles Superior Court statistics indicate that the number of jury trials in general jurisdiction civil cases (over $25,000) has been shrinking during the past decade.2Last year, jury trials in these cases were down more than 25 percent from 10 years ago. Meanwhile, nonjury trials...
A Civil Justice System With No Trials
January 14, 2014
This article was first published in the Texas Bar Journal‘s December 2013 issue. — Ed. “The steady erosion of the American trial is our dirty little secret.” The steady erosion of the American trial is our dirty little secret. A majority of the American public might be surprised to learn that there is indisputable statistical evidence that the number of jury and non-jury trials in our country is, and has been, sharply declining, both in absolute and relative terms.1 For example, in 2010,...
January 14, 2014
This article was first published in the Texas Bar Journal‘s December 2013 issue. — Ed. “The steady erosion of the American trial is our dirty little secret.” The steady erosion of the American trial is our dirty little secret. A majority of the American public might be surprised to learn that there is indisputable statistical evidence that the number of jury and non-jury trials in our country is, and has been, sharply declining, both in absolute and relative terms.1 For example, in 2010,...
Number of Civil Jury Trials Conducted in Texas Reaches a 40-Year Low
July 30, 2013
According to a recent report, the number of civil jury trials held each year across the State of Texas has declined to a 40-year...
July 30, 2013
According to a recent report, the number of civil jury trials held each year across the State of Texas has declined to a 40-year...
