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Jury Trial In Civil Cases In Georgia

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This form is a Complaint. This action is to recover damages for a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The plaintiff is seeking punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

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A civil case for which a jury is involved is generally a dispute between two or more parties that does not involve a criminal matter and is not a dispute between family members regarding divorce or child custody. In family matters, a judge handles the case without a jury.

In a civil case, the role of the jury is to listen to the evidence presented at trial, to decide whether the defendant injured the plaintiff or otherwise failed to fulfill a legal duty to the plaintiff, and to determine what the compensation or penalty should be.

Verdicts in both civil and criminal cases must be unanimous, although the parties in a civil case may agree to a non-unanimous verdict.

In a civil case, a petit jury decides whether the plaintiff establishes with evidence that is more likely than not, known in legal terms as preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant injured the plaintiff in some way that requires appropriate compensation.

You and your fellow-jurors will decide all disputed questions of fact. The judge who presides over the trial will decide the technical questions of law, but you, the jury, will have to consider all the evidence and, from what you see and hear during the trial, determine what the facts of the case really are.

The jury must decide the facts based on the evidence presented, and then apply the law to decide the question or questions involved. The fairness of the verdict is of vital importance to the parties.

In a civil trial, five out of six jurors are needed to return a verdict in favor of one party or the other. When 12 jurors deliberate in a civil trial, 10 jurors are needed to return a verdict. In a criminal case the verdict must be unanimous.

How do I file a complaint or petition in civil court? You file the complaint or petition with the clerk of court. You generally want to file in the court in the county where the person you are suing lives. Along with the complaint, the court must be told where to serve (give it a copy of it to) the defendant.

In a wide variety of civil cases, either side is entitled under the Constitution to request a jury trial. If the parties waive their right to a jury, then a judge without a jury will hear the case.

Jury Selection In Superior Court, this process is continued until there is a full panel of 24 members from which a jury of 12 may be selected. One or more alternate jurors may be selected to replace any juror who becomes ill or must leave due to an emergency.

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Some summons will require you to complete a questionnaire or contact the court in advance. A civil case results from a disagreement or dispute between two or more parties.- Constitution of Georgia as well as the "Civil Practice Act" (see O.C.G.A. Ch. 11, T. 9) guarantees the right of a jury trial to civil litigants in most cases. Call our Juror Information line at 912-652-7169 for the recorded verbal instructions. Look on this website under, "Daily Juror Reporting Instructions. In order to exempted from jury service, you must fill out an affidavit and email, fax or mail it to our office. If you have been summoned for jury service, please click the Juror Questionnaire button below and fill out the questionnaire. The Southern District of Georgia is a two-step Court which means that Jurors first must be "Qualified" before they are eligible to become a Juror. Jurors may now fill out the information form online using our new eJuror Portal. Jury Selection Process Video.

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