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| Name | What's the difference between a bench trial and jury trial? |
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| Video Discription | In this video we'd like to elaborate on what bench trial is versus a jury trial. A bench trial is where you try your case in front of a judge. A jury trial is where you try your case in front of the judge and a jury. The jury's job is to decide the facts. The judge always decides the law. A good example of this is in a car wreck case. Let's say both parties claim that they had a green light when the wreck happened. Unless there was a malfunction with the lights, somebody isn't telling the truth. The jury decides what the facts are. If a car wreck case is a bench trial, the judge will decide the facts and the law. In the context of a credit reporting case, the judge decides the facts and the law in a bench trial. Let's talk about the pros and cons of bench and jury trials. As of the recording of this video, we have not had jury trials since March. With COVID-19, the courts aren't going to ask people to sit in a crowded courtroom for days or weeks for jury trials. Bench trials are still happening, however. Those can be held in the courthouse, or even over Zoom/virtually. The bench trials are easier to schedule, and the judge doesn't have to explain what the burden of proof is, how evidence works, etc. The downside is that you don't have a jury. In credit reporting trials, we want a federal jury of 6 (or a state jury of 12), usually. There are times when a bench trial would be better for our clients, however. Generally speaking, it will be a bench trial in credit reporting cases unless one party requests a jury trial. Thanks for watching! John G. Watts Watts & Herring, LLC Representing consumers across Alabama 205-879-2447 https://www.alabamaconsumer.com/ https://www.alabamaconsumer.com/contact-us/ (to send us a message) "No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers." Our free weekly webinar is here -- https://my.demio.com/ref/ZHxa8NhYRNApOiyH -- on Thursday we'll be talking about some of the new FDCPA rules. Join us if you can! "No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers." |
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