Dupa unele estimari, procesele (cu juri) au scazut la mai putin de 2% din numarul total de cereri introduse in curtile americane

National Law Journal (vezi linkul) discuta sub titlul "Fewer Trials, More Tribulations" aceasta problema...

O scurta prezentare:

"Young lawyers finding it harder to get training; firms try to pick up slack

Whether the shrinking number of jury trials is good or bad news depends on whom you ask, but one thing is certain: Fewer trials mean fewer trial-ready lawyers.

By some estimates, jury trials have declined to less than 2 percent of all cases filed. The decrease is so pronounced that it sparked a confab of judges, scholars and practitioners at the American Bar Association's recent annual conference in Atlanta. There, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham blamed the falling numbers on clogged dockets, where cases flow through the courts "like a rat through a python."

Although some legal professionals say that the downturn in trials has led to the faster disposition of cases, others decry the decrease as an erosion of the American justice system. The practical effect to law firms, however, is a gap in their associates' skill set."