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A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on 'Friends' is.

Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering.

There's a lot of money with a lot of big law firms that have a tremendous amount at stake by getting the right language to convince the right jury that my client is either innocent or that the opposition is guilty.

The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.

Any good trial lawyer knows that if you've got one credible expert or scientific study, then you can let the jury decide.

Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are.

Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.