Sentences with phrase «of civil trials declined»
The total number of civil trials declined by over 50 % from 1992 to 2005 in the nationâ $ ™ s 75 most populous counties.
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Marc Galanter and Angela Frozena, Pound Civil Justice Institute, 2011 Forum for State Appellate Judges, «The Continuing Decline of Civil Trials in American Courts,» at 3.
A majority of the American public might be surprised to learn that there is indisputable statistical evidence that the number of jury and non-jury trials in our country is, and has been, sharply declining, both in absolute and relative terms.1 For example, in 2010, only 2,154 jury trials were commenced in federal district courts, which means, on average, Article III judges tried fewer than four civil jury trials that year.
Yet the number of civil trials seems to be on the decline, and has been for probably a decade or more.
The decline in civil trials in federal court has much more do to with the interpretation of the law by the Circuit Courts and Supreme Court and the resulting increase in summary judgments granted by the district courts.»
The decline in civil trials in federal court has much more to with the interpretation of the law by the Circuit Courts and Supreme Court and the resulting increase in summary judgments granted by the district courts.