Instead, the jury follows its own prejudicial sentiments, thus providing another reason for replacing the jury with bench trials. As evidence, judges point to juror requests for reinstruction, to juror questions, general conversations, and to post-trial conferences. The defects of the jury system cannot be remedied and the jury is, in its final evaluation, unsatisfactory. Both plaintiff and defense attorneys considered the system either thoroughly satisfactory or satisfactory. Interestingly, only 3 of 112 defense attorneys thought the system was unsatisfactory.
Citizens perform jury service in an un-distracted and highly conscientious fashion.
Juries hear only a small portion of the total number of negligence controversies. The jury is not more likely than the judge to find for the plaintiff The jury largely comprehends even complicated negligence cases. The jury generally follows the judge's instructions on the law of the case. Judges and attorneys adamantly oppose the abolition of the negligence jury. The negligence jury is both vital and fundamental to the administration of Georgia tort law.