Where have all the jury trials gone?
I suppose this shouldn't surprise me but it did. I live in Yakima, Washington the population of which is approximately 70,000. The county, Yakima, has a population of 200,000+. We have seven Superior Court judges and several available courtrooms on any given day. Last year, 2006, there was a total of 11 civil jury trials. Eleven! On the other hand there were dozens of criminal jury trials. I guess the moral of the story is that if you are a young attorney and want to get some jury trials under your belt try criminal law.
