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State Bar of Texas Podcast

State Bar of Texas Podcast

Texas Law Unpacked: Rethinking Jury Duty

Oct 8, 2026 · 26m

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A jury summons in your mailbox often instills a feeling of dread, but is jury duty really as bad as people assume? Instead of trying to find a way out of this often-negatively cast public service, let’s flip the script and consider: How can you make the most of jury duty? As promised, Rocky Dhir returns with Judge Les Hatch and Cade Browning to take a closer look at the jury experience from the perspective of both jurors and the legal professionals who rely on them. They remind us about the right and privilege it is to serve jury duty as a citizen of this country and point out jurors’ essential role in our justice system.