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What kinds of cases will I hear as a juror?

Jurors hear either criminal or civil cases.

In criminal cases, a district attorney acting on behalf of the citizens of Pennsylvania prosecutes a case against an individual or an entity accused of a crime. The district attorney is also referred to as the

The jury system must be preserved if our American justice system is to thrive. The whole notion of a jury – a group of randomly selected citizen decision makers – is a reflection of our communal trust in democracy. It embodies our historic reluctance to centralize power in any one source. The jury