to avoid serving on juries. Current statistical data states that of the nearly four million

juror affidavits mailed in the country in 1995-96, 36% did not respond, 15% were

undeliverable, 13% were returned for updating and 26% were excused as either

unqualified or due to hardship. This left only 10% who were qualified. Only half of

which actually served on juries! All of which makes quite apparant the horror many

amercans feel toward serving on juries. Americans see four major problems in the jury

system. The way jurors are chosed, the amount of money they are pated, child care, and

finally, the jurors right to ask questions during the trial. It is indisputable that the jury

system is one of the most important institutions of Amercan justice. "No other institution

of government rivals the jury in placing power so directly in the hands of citizens."

(Abramson 132). The problem oies in how we should go about fixing the jury system, in

has broadened the pool and left it more to chance. But, there are many critics toward this

commission is looking into increasing pay, in hopes of making jury duty a more pleasant,

exemption of many professionals, including lawyers, doctors, and judges decreases the

attention to the facts it would have been quite apparent AT&T was being swindled.

claim, has resulted in dumber juries. "Drivers alone are seen lacking." (Ashby 97). It was

Hampshire, prospective jurors are selected from a pool of licensed drivers. This, critics

unprecidented sum of $35 million was awareded to the plaintiff. Later, it was appealed

to the inevitable destruction of the jury system.

so poor or so wealthy that they can afford to miss work for $6 per day. The argument

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