A legal question

Interesting question, @Robert59.

I would think a civil suit would go before a single judge or a panel of judges.

In my mind a jury is required to establish whether or not the accusations against a person (that are criminal in nature) are proven and in that case the judge is there to see that the trial process is conducted fairly and in accordance with the law.

I would be interested in other insights relevant to your question
 
I was once in a jury pool in Boston. All the cases were criminal case, for which I did not get chosen. The last case was a man suing a business because his pool was incorrectly installed and it caused a lot of damage. I didn't get chosen for that one either, thank goodness.

I forgot to say that small claims court has a dollar limit on damages. There is no jury. Often, there are no lawyers involved. Back when I was in the jury pool, that limit was $2500 in Massachusetts, IIRC. That was 20+ years ago. These are state courts and each state can be different.

You can google "small claims court (your state)" to get info about the situation in your state.
 
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Three things can happen or maybe four. The case could go before a judge. It could go before a jury, if requested. It could be
settled any time before it goes to the jury. Or I suppose under certain circumstances, the charges could be dropped.
 

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