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Jury duty or jury service is a service as a juror in a legal proceeding.Different countries have different approaches to juries: [1] variations include the kinds of cases tried before a jury, how many jurors hear a trial, and whether the lay person is involved in a single trial or holds a paid job similar to a judge, but without legal training.
Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 John Charles Watrous: TX: 1801–1874 1857–1870 [Note 1] — — Polk/Operation of law: resignation 2 Joel C. C. Winch: TX: 1835–1880 1870–1871 [Note 2] — — Grant: not confirmed 3 Amos Morrill: TX: 1809–1884 1872–1883 — — Grant: retirement 4 ...
A Dallas County jury has returned a $37.5 million verdict against Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and one of its employees in a 2021 crash that killed a truck driver, the Zehl & Associates Law Firm ...
A Dallas County grand jury has cleared an Arlington man charged with the murder of an unarmed accused shoplifter who police said was fighting with employees at a Family Dollar store in November ...
A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. [1] It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal system. Laws and regulations governing jury selection and conviction/acquittal requirements vary from state to state (and are not available in courts of American Samoa), but the fundamental right itself is mentioned five times in the ...
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During voir dire, potential jurors are questioned by attorneys and the judge.It has been argued that voir dire is often ineffective at detecting juror bias. [1] Research shows that biographic information in minimal voir dire is not useful for identifying juror bias or predicting verdicts, while attitudinal questions in expanded voir dire can root out bias and predict case outcomes. [2]
Harris County, the state's most populous, is home to 60 district courts - each one covering the entire county. While district courts can exercise concurrent jurisdiction over an entire county, and they can and do share courthouses and clerks to save money (as allowed under an 1890 Texas Supreme Court case), each is still legally constituted as ...