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254 Jury quotes by 199 unique authors

I have many things to say. My every right, constitutional, civil, political and judicial has been tramped upon. I have not only had no jury… — Susan B. Anthony
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. — Robert Frost
A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial. — Thomas Fuller
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… — Norm Crosby
The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries. — Clarence Darrow
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at… — Alan Dershowitz
In the courtroom, it's where a lawyer really becomes an actor. There's a very fine line between delivering a monologue in a play and delivering… — Woody Harrelson
I vote and I do jury duty. — Christopher Hitchens
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury… — Jennifer Lopez
The jury could get the case as early as next week, but the defense says they just want to introduce one last-minute load of crap. — Bill Maher
Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely. — Thurgood Marshall
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. — Groucho Marx
I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest. — Donella Meadows
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the… — H. L. Mencken
Well I was on the jury duty on the Deauville Film Festival, a few years ago. — Liam Neeson
Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty. — P.J. O'Rourke
It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to… — Josh Radnor
A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance. — Herbert Spencer
Those who deny the right of a jury to protect an individual in resisting an unjust law of the government, deny him all defence whatsoever… — Lysander Spooner
If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the… — Lysander Spooner
But for their right to judge of the law, and the justice of the law, juries would be no protection to an accused person, even… — Lysander Spooner
If a jury have not the right to judge between the government and those who disobey its laws, and resist its oppressions, the government is… — Lysander Spooner
The trial by jury is a trial by 'the country,' in contradistinction to a trial by the government. The jurors are drawn by lot from… — Lysander Spooner
The trial by jury might safely be introduced into a despotic government, if the jury were to exercise no right of judging of the law,… — Lysander Spooner

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