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Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2022

Nancy S. Marder
Affiliation:
Chicago-Kent College of Law
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If, as this book argues, jurors are made, not found, and it is the stages of the jury process that transform jurors into responsible jurors, what are the implications of this new understanding of the American jury system? One implication is that more citizens can serve as jurors. The traditional view is that only those who enter the courtroom as ready-to-serve jurors can be jurors, but this is a limited view of who can serve. If, instead, the jury process is what brings about the transformation of citizens into jurors, then most citizens can serve. In the United States, citizens who might have doubts about their ability to be a juror should be reassured that they can serve, and serve well. Citizens in other countries who might have doubts about their ability to be jurors, particularly in countries that do not have a tradition of juries, should also be reassured. If the stages of their jury process track those in the United States, and their judges play a similar role as judges in the United States, then their jury process will transform citizens into jurors too.

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The Power of the Jury
Transforming Citizens into Jurors
, pp. 244 - 257
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Conclusion
  • Nancy S. Marder, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Book: The Power of the Jury
  • Online publication: 25 August 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108630009.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Nancy S. Marder, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Book: The Power of the Jury
  • Online publication: 25 August 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108630009.008
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  • Conclusion
  • Nancy S. Marder, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Book: The Power of the Jury
  • Online publication: 25 August 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108630009.008
Available formats
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