@randomicon918 i really dont enjoy the ticktock editing either but its good for the creator's channel and n u can just ignor it Unless ur really insecure. But the thing where they splice in random clips *is* unbearable
This was a great to see! I work as a judicial interpreter and am at trial frequently so, it was really cool to hear an attorney talk about strategy during voir dire and hear that perspective. Granted, we see mostly criminal proceedings but are given the occasional civil or conciliation matters. Thanks for the video.
i’m very happy to see that you are investing in long-form content. shorts are fun, but longer videos let us get the whole picture. thanks esquire Rafi!
I appreciate videos like this. It's really awesome to learn some of the stuff I've never seen. I'm one of those weirdos that would like to serve on a jury - maybe only once. But I'd like to do that service for my country, because it is one of the most important things a citizen can do. I know I'd want someone fair and impartial and interested in trying to to their best should I ever find myself in such a situation, which I hope I never do.
Maintenance records stood out to me in the example Mike gave. If there are maintenance records showing the brake lights were working fine yesterday, that's great. However, the absence of those records is tricky. It's not difficult to change those bulbs. I changed one last year myself, so I don't have records from a shop showing it was changed. I also never considered keeping the receipt from when I bought the $3 bulb. However, having watched this video, I will start saving those receipts for this very reason. Should I be the victim in this example, I want to be able to prove that I purchased replacement bulbs should that need arise.
Cool to learn more about it. The one time I had a jury duty it was right before Christmas weekend. Remember two groups being called within 2 hours and then by the 3rd they told us all to go home 😂
@@MikeRafiLawyerwe should discontinue social security let it run out as other private programs are more efficient and replace it for paying jurors and giving them these facilities.
@thunderdeed1 yea i font think it happens often enough for it to put a noticeable dent in most employers' bottom line unless they have thousands of employees, in which case they can handle it
I had jury before it was the worst experience from the beginning. They didn’t even know if I had to go til last minute. Summons said to call a number for a time and instead they said to follow summon directions. Contradicting each other. Then we watched an intro video about why jury is a thing. Then went to the court room and answered 5 questions in front of 40 people about if we know any of them or where we work. Then waited 4 hours while they narrowed down selection.
Last time I was called: I had a reasonable certainty who was going to be excused by 11am, but no one was let free until after 5pm. The whole day- 8am to 5pm- was sit for an hour, recess for an hour, sit for an hour, recess 1hr, sit for 15min, lunch 45min, sit for 1hr, recess 30min, sit 90min, recess 1hr, finally excusing jurors. We were the last people in the courthouse because the Judge didn't allow excusing jurors until the end of the day.
I've been called to jury duty twice, and both times were very different. The first time I did not get selected, it was like a cattle call and they had about 50 of us in the court room. They said the first 12 that didn't get excused would be chosen (I was number 47) They asked "raise your hand" questions and based on the answers both lawyers needed to agree to excuse the juror. I don't remember most of the questions, but the one I do was if anyone had and extreme feelings, good or bad, about police officers. One woman raised her had and said that they are all liers and horrible people. Both lawyers agreed that she should be excused. The jury I did end up being on, the process was different. It was still in a group and they asked the questions in this big group, but it was more asking us individually. It was an interesting process, and I wish we could have rated the lawyers. We ended up ruling for the defendant, but we were not impressed with the lawyer. We hated the lady that tried to sue the property owner, but her lawyer was very personable. You could tell he was nervous, but what really impressed us was that even after he lost he stood outside the jury room and shook all of our hands and thanked us for the job we did as we were leaving. If we could have given him brownie points for that we would have. (P.S. both sides had "expert" witnesses, one was an architect and I can't remember what the other one was, both said that a civil engineer would be best to determine what they were trying to prove/disprove...but neither side asked a civil engineer to testify! We were baffled by that lol)
My take on jury duty is that as awful as it is for the jurors, the subjects of the case are operating in one of the most pivotal moments of their lives, especially in a personal injury case. Personally, I would bet I would always just struck from the jury pool due to my anti-corporate bias. I would default to trying to award a plaintiff as much as possible if they were injured by a company's actions or in-actions.
My dad was told on Jury duty that the insurance company had settled. This lead the jurors to think that the money was coming out of the defendants pocket and not the insurance company. A lot of people have that bias and they find ways around it. Most people don’t like corporations.
Okay. As someone who is interested in true crime, lawsuits etc obviously I’m more likely to be “excited” to be selected for jury duty-but I love that in your questions you are also giving me the “things I should pay the most attention to” type of cheat sheet!!
This is fascinating. Boy you as a counsler you get no re-dos, do you. You have to seem real and sincere from the jump. Thank god i have no personal expeirence with those situations. Great job. Your very well spoken. Just crushin it! I have a stutter so.... Its just somthing i pay an too much attention to. Liked and subbed. ✌️😎 Philadelphia, USA
I've been on several juries in California and the selection was a bit different. The first 12 jurors are put in the jury box, questioned, and the lawyers would take turns and "would like to thank and excuse juror number X" and the next in line would go and take their seat. Then the two alternatives are selected the same way. Every juror is given a unique juror number, printed on the badge, and names aren't used.
@@mixe That's a good question. I've always thought it was more for juror safety since the proceedings are open to the public, but that could also be a factor.
This has nothing to do with jury selection and I’m not sure if the team even responds to comments, but I’m curious about you being a paperless office! Do you spend more on data security? Do you have processes for keeping physical data backups, like putting things on USBs or hard drives every day/week? I worked at a small law office (one lawyer) for a few years and we did digital and physical, but I knew of another attorney who was so old school his office didn’t even have a phone or email (idk how he made that work lmao). If anyone else has worked in any kind of paperless office lemme know!
Are you going to cover the case of Disney using the Disney+ terms and conditions to protect themselves from the lawsuit involving someone who got food poisoning at Disney World? It seems crazy and could really use some proper lawyer clarification.
In 27 years of being eligible to serve on a jury, I've received one total summons. That was last year, and I was not chosen. But it's honestly something I really want to do... I want to see the process from that perspective. And I honestly don't care if it's a civil or criminal case, though I think a criminal case could be more interesting.
I've been called for jury duty twice. First time I was an alternate juror. After the juror selection process was completed, the trial commenced that day, but didn't conclude. The next morning, when all regular jurors were present, I was dismissed from service on that trial. Second time at jury duty, I made it to jury selection, but was the first person dismissed being as I was on the county board and the type of trial it was, there could likely be a conflict. The lawyers didn't even ask any questions of any potential jurors, the judge just called my number, gave the reason I was dismissed and that was that. While not something I would say I really wish to do again, I will say I'll willingly go through the process again, should I be called. It's the system we have, and it takes people being willing to serve as a juror for it to work.
Nine times summoned. Four times excused the day before reporting. Once reported in and was excused immediately. Once called in and sat for 7 hours only for a judge to appear and thank us for our service (our presence resulted in a plea deal). So 3 voir dire. Civil case stuck for cause by both sides (I am a scientist and case was an environmental science based suit). Quadruple 1st degree murder case and struck by defense. Criminal case (three charges) and served on the jury which was looking like a hung jury until the defendant accepted a plea deal to change his plea on the 1st charge to guilty and an acceptable (to the judge) sentence term so the jury was dismissed before verdict.
Yeah, a lot of lawyers don't like to have highly educated STEM people on jurees if there is going to be technical data presented, unless the data is in their favor so one side or the other invariably strikes you.
Mike, can you do a video on Expert witnesses? I'd love to know the bests & worsts from a lawyer's perspective. From finding, qualifying, determining if they're worth it, getting them prepped for chief & cross, and same for how you prep for the other side's expert..
Bias is the window through which we view the world around us. Sometimes we have a negative bias that like a bit of dust or grime can be cleaned up with a bit of effort. First you need to recognize it and then you can do something about it.
One time I was on a jury and we were coming back from lunch. The defendant was in front of me waiting to get on the elevator. I stalled and took the next one :). Better to not have anyone question. We ended up convicting on one count, one he was acquitted for, and the third charge was a hung decision. That was the one I think the prosecution really wanted to stick, since it was a felony. The other two were misdemeanors.
I served on a jury twice. One criminal and one civil. The criminal case the defendant changed his plea to guilty halfway through. The civil case. We found for the plaintiff but I awarded quite a bit less than they were asking.
This was really interesting to hear about! I've gotten summons twice but both times was temporarily living far from home (e.g. college). Kind of sad I haven't gotten the opportunity yet
In my jurisdiction, we always had juror questionairres that were filled out and provided to the lawyers before the trial began. Fairly basic information like have you ever been on a jury before, if so civil or criminal or both, occupation, etc. Just basic background stuff, but it saved a lot of time. I don't know why more jurisdictions don't do that.
I would like to know what is prejudicial information that can be prohibited? I was plaintiff in a civil case that took 9 years from filing until court. I was told judge prohibited one piece of information. I was cross-examined for 6 hours, most of which were questions I could not answer because the answer was what I had been told I could not say.
@@vasaclarke4268 you cannot be held in contempt for your beliefs, the only time you’d ever get close is if you said something abhorrent like if you were outwardly racist or otherwise hateful to the judge or court staff. As someone pulled randomly from the population, you’re given a ton of leniency because literally no one wants to punish someone that was forced to be there against their will.
Hey I appreciate the long form Mike keep up with it interesting thing I saw your video where you're talking about the money and I noticed your clean shaving is that what you go into the court looking like or do you have the beard and mustache.... Because honestly you look like a 25-year-old at that point...😅😅😅😅
Did anyone apply power to the brake light and see what it did? If it flashes and burns out, then it was turned off when the glass was broken during the accident. That's assuming nobody tried to test it before now. If it stays off, then the filament was open, and it probably was off during the accident. If it turns on, then it could have been off or on, and the glass undamaged. There are other possibilities.
What would happen if a jury person wants to avoid jury duty, and lies to you about these questions (they figure out what you don't want to hear), is that a get out of jury duty free card?
I have a friend who's been called for jury a duty a few times. He works for the local newspaper (in design), and as soon as he mentions that, it's an instant "NOPE!" from the lawyers. Seems they don't like people whose job is to keep up with news and events? Or is there some sort of assumed bias for people involved with the news?
It's possible that lawyers do not like it when the Jury does their own research, the Jury is only supposed to know only the things the lawyers say so its likely when they heard your friend works for the local news they instantly had that reaction. Its just theory though, we don't know the exact things that happened to your friend or the lawyers' mindset
Once you're on a jury, you are told to avoid outside sources and do NOT under any circumstances talk about the case. The reason is that ONLY the evidence and testimony presented in court is to be used for determining the outcome.
I use statistics in my bias considerations. So I'm less hard on statistically marginalised people. I'm a victim of police brutality for reporting harassment or assault. I am hard on cops for abusing their power. That's my buas list. Thankfully, if someone is religious I'm not hardee.on any of them, but IF SOMEONE STARTS USING THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS to virtue signals about "swear to tell the truth so help you, god??" I'm already feeling prejudice before the hearing is commencing.
Okay, that’s it, I’m done with you. Choosing Coca-Cola should be a federal crime. In fact, there ought to be international treaties favoring Pepsi. Especially Mountain Dew, part of the Pepsi family!
You made yourself a blank slate and possibly looked easily impressionable. If we (lawyers) think we can make you think our way, or that a charismatic fellow juror we believe thinks our way can sway you, then you stay. You're a safer bet than those who have opinions or preconceived ideas we have to battle.
Wait a minute! WTF? 1. This makes it sound like Rafi questions an entire prospective jury panel collectively, not one at a time. Is that how voir dire is done in GA state court? How big is that collective panel? I can't see how this is even possible. 2. Are judges permitting Rafi to discuss specific facts of a case with prospective jurors, evidence for which has not yet been introduced because trial hasn't yet begun? WTF? This can't possibly be true. It sounds like Rafi's venue is allowing lawyers to pre-try their cases in voir dire without any of those pesky rules of evidence! If that's GA law no wonder people think the South is backwards. 3. Is a plaintiff's lawyer allowed to question prospective jurors on what evidence they would LIKE to see introduced at trial? Again, WTF? That's just nutz. Why doesn't the judge just order in barbecue and beer and everybody have a relaxed sit-down? This doesn't sound like any trial procedure I've ever heard of. Does Mauet discuss this?
My experience, from doing jury duty in Virginia within the past five years, was that the jury (and alternates) sat in a group together. Both sides took turns and questioned us as a group. It was about 25 people.
Paper is the right choice: Writing down the name gives you more haptic memory pathways than clicking it into a text field on your laptop. It's great for memorization. Don't believe me? Create 10 random work flashcards in Word and 10 in handwriting and see what you remember more.
Hey Mike, possibly a stupid question but it matters to me; do those Jury info sheets also have a spot for the Jurors title (the Mr/Mrs/Mx/Ms field) and/or pronouns? Asking since the wrong title will dissociate me /hard/ and, where you want to connect with the individual, it matters to me. I'd almost prefer to be numbered because that's my role in the system. To be an interchangeable cog, nameless and faceless. Still desperately wanting to feel what the process is like firsthand Dx
Wait, can we compensate people for time lost at work for jury attendance? If we are selecting jury?? What are the special rules about jury selection if a person doesn't have many "peers" in the realms of trauma experience?
Since being a homosexual is normal and did not cause pain or suffering to one's life, you cannot use the law to defend against allegations of it. In the same way you do not need to be defended for being called tall or smart, you do not need to be defended for being a homosexual. I hope you and any partner you have in the future, regardless of gender, have a lovely life together.
I believe that jury’s should be composed of people on government assistance. You’ve been receiving benefits from the state so this would be the way to pay the state back. It’s a win win people with no jobs to go to jury duty and people with bills to pay can go to work and not miss time off work unpaid. Or better yet make jury duty with professional people who understand the law and there would be probably be faster trials because they would be experts on law.
Yeah, because I want a person who probably does not have marketable skills determining other people's outcomes. How about we have a group of criminal law-educated people get a solid paycheck to be jurors
Neither of those would work for several reasons. In regards to people who receive state benefits you would end up having juries made up of people who have a very specific type of life that is very similar between all the jurors, but not representative of the whole population. Essentially you'd have an extremely biased jury. What do you think could happen when a jury of solely low income people who live in poverty have to judge a trial against a rich man? There's a good chance they might be prejudiced against them because they think it's unfair he holds that much money when they don't. Or what could happen if they have to judge another person who receives government grants? They might be favorable towards them because they see them as one of their own. Do you see how having solely a specific demographic of people in jury duty could severely impact the fairness of the judicial system? And "paying the state back" isn't and shouldn't be a thing. As far as having solely lawyers on jury duty, trials would definitely not be faster because of that. Jurors don't need to know the law and that's the exact reason they exist. Jurors are called to judge the facts of the case, they need to understand whether something did happen and whose fault it was. From there they're already told what they can award based on the law according to their findings. Having jurors be experts at law would literally not change anything
@@marianolaguzzi well I guess my big pet peeve is I'm not paid for jury duty. Everyone else in the courtroom is so why not the jurors? And I'm not talking about $7 a day and having to pay for your parking. It should be a national law if you serve on a jury you show much money you lose that day you are compensated 100% for that day you took off. And if you feel jury duty is your civic duty along with voting then why aren't you punished for not voting?
@@thunderdeed1 i agree but taxes would need to come from somewhere to pay for it and if the amount was too high you might have people seeking to be put on a jury witch is another problem.
I would be an unfair juror I'm a communist there's no way I would ever find in favor for a corporation I would always find in favor for the little guy no matter what the evidence says so I wouldn't be impartial
Hey i just wanted to compliment the editor and whoever brainstormed the engagement boosting stuff
The ADHD crap that doesn’t keep the image still for 2 seconds? It drives me bonkers and is hard to watch. Worse than an episode of SpongeBob.
@randomicon918 i really dont enjoy the ticktock editing either but its good for the creator's channel and n u can just ignor it Unless ur really insecure. But the thing where they splice in random clips *is* unbearable
more long from videos please!! loved this one very much
More long form this is fun to watch
I like the longer form :)
This video is criminally underrated.
This was a great to see! I work as a judicial interpreter and am at trial frequently so, it was really cool to hear an attorney talk about strategy during voir dire and hear that perspective. Granted, we see mostly criminal proceedings but are given the occasional civil or conciliation matters. Thanks for the video.
i’m very happy to see that you are investing in long-form content. shorts are fun, but longer videos let us get the whole picture. thanks esquire Rafi!
Love these longer videos.
This video was so informative. I would love to see more of this style video
Yeah these longer videos are great
I appreciate videos like this. It's really awesome to learn some of the stuff I've never seen.
I'm one of those weirdos that would like to serve on a jury - maybe only once. But I'd like to do that service for my country, because it is one of the most important things a citizen can do. I know I'd want someone fair and impartial and interested in trying to to their best should I ever find myself in such a situation, which I hope I never do.
Maintenance records stood out to me in the example Mike gave. If there are maintenance records showing the brake lights were working fine yesterday, that's great. However, the absence of those records is tricky. It's not difficult to change those bulbs. I changed one last year myself, so I don't have records from a shop showing it was changed. I also never considered keeping the receipt from when I bought the $3 bulb. However, having watched this video, I will start saving those receipts for this very reason. Should I be the victim in this example, I want to be able to prove that I purchased replacement bulbs should that need arise.
I keep spare in my car, since they're small and you never know when you'll need one. (Mostly I end up fixing friends lights though.)
Cool to learn more about it. The one time I had a jury duty it was right before Christmas weekend. Remember two groups being called within 2 hours and then by the 3rd they told us all to go home 😂
longer form rambles 100x better, just make sure theyre edited down like this
Jury duty would be a lot less onerous if jurors got a full day's pay, meal, and transportation covered. For all the days they were on the jury.
Where does that money come from? - what government programs do you want to cut in order to make that happen?
@@MikeRafiLawyerwe should discontinue social security let it run out as other private programs are more efficient and replace it for paying jurors and giving them these facilities.
@@MikeRafiLawyer that's a good point. So make it a national law your employer has to pay you for jury duty.
@@MikeRafiLawyer take Bezos' yacht
@thunderdeed1 yea i font think it happens often enough for it to put a noticeable dent in most employers' bottom line unless they have thousands of employees, in which case they can handle it
I had jury before it was the worst experience from the beginning. They didn’t even know if I had to go til last minute. Summons said to call a number for a time and instead they said to follow summon directions. Contradicting each other. Then we watched an intro video about why jury is a thing. Then went to the court room and answered 5 questions in front of 40 people about if we know any of them or where we work. Then waited 4 hours while they narrowed down selection.
Last time I was called: I had a reasonable certainty who was going to be excused by 11am, but no one was let free until after 5pm. The whole day- 8am to 5pm- was sit for an hour, recess for an hour, sit for an hour, recess 1hr, sit for 15min, lunch 45min, sit for 1hr, recess 30min, sit 90min, recess 1hr, finally excusing jurors. We were the last people in the courthouse because the Judge didn't allow excusing jurors until the end of the day.
I've been called to jury duty twice, and both times were very different. The first time I did not get selected, it was like a cattle call and they had about 50 of us in the court room. They said the first 12 that didn't get excused would be chosen (I was number 47) They asked "raise your hand" questions and based on the answers both lawyers needed to agree to excuse the juror. I don't remember most of the questions, but the one I do was if anyone had and extreme feelings, good or bad, about police officers. One woman raised her had and said that they are all liers and horrible people. Both lawyers agreed that she should be excused. The jury I did end up being on, the process was different. It was still in a group and they asked the questions in this big group, but it was more asking us individually. It was an interesting process, and I wish we could have rated the lawyers. We ended up ruling for the defendant, but we were not impressed with the lawyer. We hated the lady that tried to sue the property owner, but her lawyer was very personable. You could tell he was nervous, but what really impressed us was that even after he lost he stood outside the jury room and shook all of our hands and thanked us for the job we did as we were leaving. If we could have given him brownie points for that we would have. (P.S. both sides had "expert" witnesses, one was an architect and I can't remember what the other one was, both said that a civil engineer would be best to determine what they were trying to prove/disprove...but neither side asked a civil engineer to testify! We were baffled by that lol)
This is so interesting and fun to learn
I’m fortunate enough to where my job pays me for jury duty. So not going to lie, I’d love to do jury duty at least once.
Longer videos are the best ngl ❤
Thanks
6:24 tie changes color.
My take on jury duty is that as awful as it is for the jurors, the subjects of the case are operating in one of the most pivotal moments of their lives, especially in a personal injury case. Personally, I would bet I would always just struck from the jury pool due to my anti-corporate bias. I would default to trying to award a plaintiff as much as possible if they were injured by a company's actions or in-actions.
My dad was told on Jury duty that the insurance company had settled. This lead the jurors to think that the money was coming out of the defendants pocket and not the insurance company. A lot of people have that bias and they find ways around it. Most people don’t like corporations.
I find the idea of jury trials for civil claims kind of wild honestly, as a lawyer practising in the UK.
all i've learned is that mike rafi and his editor LOVE the cha cha slide
Okay. As someone who is interested in true crime, lawsuits etc obviously I’m more likely to be “excited” to be selected for jury duty-but I love that in your questions you are also giving me the “things I should pay the most attention to” type of cheat sheet!!
This is fascinating. Boy you as a counsler you get no re-dos, do you. You have to seem real and sincere from the jump. Thank god i have no personal expeirence with those situations.
Great job. Your very well spoken. Just crushin it! I have a stutter so.... Its just somthing i pay an too much attention to. Liked and subbed.
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I've been on several juries in California and the selection was a bit different. The first 12 jurors are put in the jury box, questioned, and the lawyers would take turns and "would like to thank and excuse juror number X" and the next in line would go and take their seat. Then the two alternatives are selected the same way. Every juror is given a unique juror number, printed on the badge, and names aren't used.
do you think the lack of names are to reduce any possible subconscious discrimination or prejudice?
@@mixe That's a good question. I've always thought it was more for juror safety since the proceedings are open to the public, but that could also be a factor.
This has nothing to do with jury selection and I’m not sure if the team even responds to comments, but I’m curious about you being a paperless office!
Do you spend more on data security? Do you have processes for keeping physical data backups, like putting things on USBs or hard drives every day/week?
I worked at a small law office (one lawyer) for a few years and we did digital and physical, but I knew of another attorney who was so old school his office didn’t even have a phone or email (idk how he made that work lmao).
If anyone else has worked in any kind of paperless office lemme know!
Excellent education. Thank you for sharing.
“I fully intend on delivering a guilty verdict no matter the outcome”
I’m looking to go to law school and practice injury law.
Can you make a short or video about what a day in the life of an injury attorney looks like?
12:36 Yep. In Oregon, for example, jurors can only be referred to by number, if I recall correctly from my previous experience.
Keep up. Very interesting stuff, especially from someone having no idea how trials works in US.
Great Video! Thanks!
Are you going to cover the case of Disney using the Disney+ terms and conditions to protect themselves from the lawsuit involving someone who got food poisoning at Disney World? It seems crazy and could really use some proper lawyer clarification.
Legal Eagle did a great video on this!
I was juror number 136, picked 14th on a federal jury, so a lot of jurors before me must have got excused for cause!
might've been they did a bunch of a juries on the same day.
In 27 years of being eligible to serve on a jury, I've received one total summons. That was last year, and I was not chosen. But it's honestly something I really want to do... I want to see the process from that perspective. And I honestly don't care if it's a civil or criminal case, though I think a criminal case could be more interesting.
Thank you for the video!
I've been called for jury duty twice.
First time I was an alternate juror. After the juror selection process was completed, the trial commenced that day, but didn't conclude. The next morning, when all regular jurors were present, I was dismissed from service on that trial.
Second time at jury duty, I made it to jury selection, but was the first person dismissed being as I was on the county board and the type of trial it was, there could likely be a conflict. The lawyers didn't even ask any questions of any potential jurors, the judge just called my number, gave the reason I was dismissed and that was that.
While not something I would say I really wish to do again, I will say I'll willingly go through the process again, should I be called. It's the system we have, and it takes people being willing to serve as a juror for it to work.
Nine times summoned. Four times excused the day before reporting. Once reported in and was excused immediately. Once called in and sat for 7 hours only for a judge to appear and thank us for our service (our presence resulted in a plea deal). So 3 voir dire. Civil case stuck for cause by both sides (I am a scientist and case was an environmental science based suit). Quadruple 1st degree murder case and struck by defense. Criminal case (three charges) and served on the jury which was looking like a hung jury until the defendant accepted a plea deal to change his plea on the 1st charge to guilty and an acceptable (to the judge) sentence term so the jury was dismissed before verdict.
Oops, forgot --- Great video.
Yeah, a lot of lawyers don't like to have highly educated STEM people on jurees if there is going to be technical data presented, unless the data is in their favor so one side or the other invariably strikes you.
Mike, can you do a video on Expert witnesses? I'd love to know the bests & worsts from a lawyer's perspective. From finding, qualifying, determining if they're worth it, getting them prepped for chief & cross, and same for how you prep for the other side's expert..
I was called for jury duty three times. I worked for the Department of Corrections. I was always thanked and excused from duty.
Yep, that'll do it. An arm of the govt.
Bias is the window through which we view the world around us. Sometimes we have a negative bias that like a bit of dust or grime can be cleaned up with a bit of effort. First you need to recognize it and then you can do something about it.
His last sentence at the very end is the most impressive part of the video
One time I was on a jury and we were coming back from lunch. The defendant was in front of me waiting to get on the elevator. I stalled and took the next one :). Better to not have anyone question. We ended up convicting on one count, one he was acquitted for, and the third charge was a hung decision. That was the one I think the prosecution really wanted to stick, since it was a felony. The other two were misdemeanors.
I served on a jury twice. One criminal and one civil. The criminal case the defendant changed his plea to guilty halfway through. The civil case. We found for the plaintiff but I awarded quite a bit less than they were asking.
This was really interesting to hear about! I've gotten summons twice but both times was temporarily living far from home (e.g. college). Kind of sad I haven't gotten the opportunity yet
Have you ever seen “Bull” on CBS? I feel like there are some companies out there who specialize in jury selection.
Taking notes of how to get kicked out of a jury😂😂😂
They took two days up here in North Cal for Jury selection for a DUI case.
In my jurisdiction, we always had juror questionairres that were filled out and provided to the lawyers before the trial began. Fairly basic information like have you ever been on a jury before, if so civil or criminal or both, occupation, etc. Just basic background stuff, but it saved a lot of time. I don't know why more jurisdictions don't do that.
And it also cuts down on some of the obvious manipulation that Mr. Rafi likes to employ
The ‘I promise I will be shorter’ is pure slime from the defense
Its been a long time since i was even summoned for jury duty after i had work send in why i was unable to come to jury duty in my last summons.
I’ve had jury summons twice but I didn’t get picked 😢
I would like to know what is prejudicial information that can be prohibited? I was plaintiff in a civil case that took 9 years from filing until court. I was told judge prohibited one piece of information. I was cross-examined for 6 hours, most of which were questions I could not answer because the answer was what I had been told I could not say.
But are there pictures though?
So can I deliberately get myself removed from the jury by acting biased?
Yes. I almost caused a mistrial once by saying gang members were domestic terrorists.
@@tysonburns9535 while you can do what you like, I'd recommend not flirting with being held in contempt!
Yeah, and water is wet
@@vasaclarke4268 you cannot be held in contempt for your beliefs, the only time you’d ever get close is if you said something abhorrent like if you were outwardly racist or otherwise hateful to the judge or court staff. As someone pulled randomly from the population, you’re given a ton of leniency because literally no one wants to punish someone that was forced to be there against their will.
Hey I appreciate the long form Mike keep up with it interesting thing I saw your video where you're talking about the money and I noticed your clean shaving is that what you go into the court looking like or do you have the beard and mustache.... Because honestly you look like a 25-year-old at that point...😅😅😅😅
Curse you for putting Cha-Cha Slide back into my brain ☹️
11:08 why not snake draft?
did anyone notice the sudden tie change
Did anyone apply power to the brake light and see what it did? If it flashes and burns out, then it was turned off when the glass was broken during the accident. That's assuming nobody tried to test it before now. If it stays off, then the filament was open, and it probably was off during the accident. If it turns on, then it could have been off or on, and the glass undamaged. There are other possibilities.
Can a defense lawyer ask if a potential juror watches you on RUclips? Or if they know one of the Attorneys personally?
Yup
@@MikeRafiLawyer is that like a cause, or would opposing counsel need to strike?
Not cause. So long as the juror starts both sides on equal footing and follows the law.
I am biased against people who are represented by lawyers who like the Jets.
Go Jets baby!!!
I did jury duty twice
LOL the heartbreak of being a Jets fan!
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What would happen if a jury person wants to avoid jury duty, and lies to you about these questions (they figure out what you don't want to hear), is that a get out of jury duty free card?
I have a friend who's been called for jury a duty a few times. He works for the local newspaper (in design), and as soon as he mentions that, it's an instant "NOPE!" from the lawyers. Seems they don't like people whose job is to keep up with news and events? Or is there some sort of assumed bias for people involved with the news?
It's possible that lawyers do not like it when the Jury does their own research, the Jury is only supposed to know only the things the lawyers say so its likely when they heard your friend works for the local news they instantly had that reaction.
Its just theory though, we don't know the exact things that happened to your friend or the lawyers' mindset
Once you're on a jury, you are told to avoid outside sources and do NOT under any circumstances talk about the case. The reason is that ONLY the evidence and testimony presented in court is to be used for determining the outcome.
longform banger
#shunnarahswag
Hello my name is Jury Selection lol
I use statistics in my bias considerations. So I'm less hard on statistically marginalised people. I'm a victim of police brutality for reporting harassment or assault. I am hard on cops for abusing their power. That's my buas list. Thankfully, if someone is religious I'm not hardee.on any of them, but IF SOMEONE STARTS USING THEIR RELIGIOUS VIEWS to virtue signals about "swear to tell the truth so help you, god??" I'm already feeling prejudice before the hearing is commencing.
Okay, that’s it, I’m done with you. Choosing Coca-Cola should be a federal crime. In fact, there ought to be international treaties favoring Pepsi. Especially Mountain Dew, part of the Pepsi family!
Nah he’s right and you are wrong ;)
@@CobisTaba NUH uh
I got on jury duty by acting ignorant or stupid.....er....you are in.....
You made yourself a blank slate and possibly looked easily impressionable. If we (lawyers) think we can make you think our way, or that a charismatic fellow juror we believe thinks our way can sway you, then you stay. You're a safer bet than those who have opinions or preconceived ideas we have to battle.
Wait a minute! WTF?
1. This makes it sound like Rafi questions an entire prospective jury panel collectively, not one at a time. Is that how voir dire is done in GA state court? How big is that collective panel? I can't see how this is even possible.
2. Are judges permitting Rafi to discuss specific facts of a case with prospective jurors, evidence for which has not yet been introduced because trial hasn't yet begun? WTF? This can't possibly be true. It sounds like Rafi's venue is allowing lawyers to pre-try their cases in voir dire without any of those pesky rules of evidence! If that's GA law no wonder people think the South is backwards.
3. Is a plaintiff's lawyer allowed to question prospective jurors on what evidence they would LIKE to see introduced at trial? Again, WTF? That's just nutz. Why doesn't the judge just order in barbecue and beer and everybody have a relaxed sit-down? This doesn't sound like any trial procedure I've ever heard of. Does Mauet discuss this?
My experience, from doing jury duty in Virginia within the past five years, was that the jury (and alternates) sat in a group together. Both sides took turns and questioned us as a group. It was about 25 people.
You explain to the jury what fair compensation would be for them if they are in the same position as the person?
What happens when you're called and intentionally show bias in every case, does it mean you will never hear a case?
Paper is the right choice: Writing down the name gives you more haptic memory pathways than clicking it into a text field on your laptop. It's great for memorization.
Don't believe me? Create 10 random work flashcards in Word and 10 in handwriting and see what you remember more.
Tablets also allow handwriting input
man has 264k subs and 5k views in 17 hours, makes you wonder (about the algorithm)
He always does shorts, it's probably the algorithm
Not really. He’s primarily a short form content creator. Most people who watch shorts aren’t going to watch a full-length video.
I mean, wonder about the algorithm@@joshuaswart8211
Hey Mike, possibly a stupid question but it matters to me; do those Jury info sheets also have a spot for the Jurors title (the Mr/Mrs/Mx/Ms field) and/or pronouns? Asking since the wrong title will dissociate me /hard/ and, where you want to connect with the individual, it matters to me. I'd almost prefer to be numbered because that's my role in the system. To be an interchangeable cog, nameless and faceless. Still desperately wanting to feel what the process is like firsthand Dx
If you have a problem with who you are already, you're already going to be struck...by BOTH sides.
life gets better when you learn not to care. i would suggest Buddhism
Are you related to @Officialjadenwilliams?
First!
Wait, can we compensate people for time lost at work for jury attendance? If we are selecting jury?? What are the special rules about jury selection if a person doesn't have many "peers" in the realms of trauma experience?
mike my friends call me homosexual please defend me from these defamatory allegations
Since being a homosexual is normal and did not cause pain or suffering to one's life, you cannot use the law to defend against allegations of it. In the same way you do not need to be defended for being called tall or smart, you do not need to be defended for being a homosexual. I hope you and any partner you have in the future, regardless of gender, have a lovely life together.
why did his tie turn red at 6:20? is this a republican thing?
he’s imitating someone, i assume it’s to show that he’s pretending to be someone else
Just to indicate someone else. I doubt it's political
just because he's talking as a different person, he has a purple and yellow tie at different points
I don't have to do jury duty #teamfelon
Normal videos are a lot better
shut up nerd
I believe that jury’s should be composed of people on government assistance. You’ve been receiving benefits from the state so this would be the way to pay the state back. It’s a win win people with no jobs to go to jury duty and people with bills to pay can go to work and not miss time off work unpaid. Or better yet make jury duty with professional people who understand the law and there would be probably be faster trials because they would be experts on law.
Yeah, because I want a person who probably does not have marketable skills determining other people's outcomes. How about we have a group of criminal law-educated people get a solid paycheck to be jurors
@@squishi4595 My point is the judge prosecutor defence and court security get paid so why not the juiors?
Neither of those would work for several reasons.
In regards to people who receive state benefits you would end up having juries made up of people who have a very specific type of life that is very similar between all the jurors, but not representative of the whole population. Essentially you'd have an extremely biased jury. What do you think could happen when a jury of solely low income people who live in poverty have to judge a trial against a rich man?
There's a good chance they might be prejudiced against them because they think it's unfair he holds that much money when they don't.
Or what could happen if they have to judge another person who receives government grants?
They might be favorable towards them because they see them as one of their own.
Do you see how having solely a specific demographic of people in jury duty could severely impact the fairness of the judicial system?
And "paying the state back" isn't and shouldn't be a thing.
As far as having solely lawyers on jury duty, trials would definitely not be faster because of that. Jurors don't need to know the law and that's the exact reason they exist. Jurors are called to judge the facts of the case, they need to understand whether something did happen and whose fault it was. From there they're already told what they can award based on the law according to their findings. Having jurors be experts at law would literally not change anything
@@marianolaguzzi well I guess my big pet peeve is I'm not paid for jury duty. Everyone else in the courtroom is so why not the jurors? And I'm not talking about $7 a day and having to pay for your parking. It should be a national law if you serve on a jury you show much money you lose that day you are compensated 100% for that day you took off. And if you feel jury duty is your civic duty along with voting then why aren't you punished for not voting?
@@thunderdeed1 i agree but taxes would need to come from somewhere to pay for it and if the amount was too high you might have people seeking to be put on a jury witch is another problem.
I would be an unfair juror I'm a communist there's no way I would ever find in favor for a corporation I would always find in favor for the little guy no matter what the evidence says so I wouldn't be impartial
This guy is AI. I have no doubts
Lmao how