The practice of allowing jurors to ask witnesses questions during trial is becoming more common, with at least three states – Arizona, Colorado, and Indiana – requiring it. One of the reasons allowing jurors to ask questions worked so well during the recent CEATS trial in the Eastern District of Texas was Chief Judge Davis’ […]

Texas Lawyer sponsored a panel yesterday in Dallas, entitled Patent Practice: A View from the Bench. To my surprise and delight, Chief Judge Leonard Davis announced he had experimented with allowing jurors to ask questions during his most recent trial, CEATS Inc. v. Continental Airlines, et al. Judge Davis was encouraged by the process, commenting […]