Learn about the basic elements of a jury trial. Get legal help if you want a jury trial.A jury trial must be demanded when the case is first set for trial (if set on notice or stipulation) or within 5 days after notice of setting. Defendant files a demand for jury trial. Tenants who are facing eviction have the right to request a jury trial rather than a bench trial in their case. However, proper procedures must be followed. This chapter applies to the selection of jurors, and the formation of trial juries, for both civil and criminal cases, in all trial courts of the state. It is the basis for our legal system. When a demand for jury trial is included in a pleading, the demand must be set forth at the end of the pleading.