Fill out your jury qualification questionnaire or summons online through the court's eJuror system. It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.The Seventh Amendment has been interpreted to give people the right to a jury trial in many civil matters in federal court. — The language of the Fourteenth Amendment requires the provision of due process when an interest in one's "life, liberty or property" is threatened. Most trials last 3-7 days, but some may go longer. Deegan Inn of Court, Mock. Trial, State Bar Con fer ence of Del e gates, Bridg ing the Gap, and the RCBA. Following the jury's finding in the second trial on October 19, 2006, the trial court ordered defendant recommitted to Patton until December 25, 2008. The right to a jury trial in the 6th Amendment only applies to criminal matters.