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Jury Service in Lengthy Civil Trials

Joe S. Cecil, Allan E. Lind, Gordon Bermant
January 1, 1987

A comparison of the demographic characteristics and trial experiences of jurors who served in lengthy civil trials with those of jurors who served in similar trials of shorter duration. In general, jurors in long trials were found to be less burdened by the demands of such trials than the authors expected.