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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 • Jul 16 '26
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I thought the UK used a panel of judges?
• u/ThatMusicKid Jul 16 '26 Jury trials were literally invented in the UK during the reign of Henry II 800 years ago • u/reichrunner Jul 16 '26 Doesnt mean they're still done. The UK doesnt exactly have the same structure as 800 years ago • u/ThatMusicKid Jul 16 '26 I'm British. They're still done. I live in constant fear of being called up for jury duty and a trial drags on for long enough that I miss my clinical placements and have to remediate
Jury trials were literally invented in the UK during the reign of Henry II 800 years ago
• u/reichrunner Jul 16 '26 Doesnt mean they're still done. The UK doesnt exactly have the same structure as 800 years ago • u/ThatMusicKid Jul 16 '26 I'm British. They're still done. I live in constant fear of being called up for jury duty and a trial drags on for long enough that I miss my clinical placements and have to remediate
Doesnt mean they're still done. The UK doesnt exactly have the same structure as 800 years ago
• u/ThatMusicKid Jul 16 '26 I'm British. They're still done. I live in constant fear of being called up for jury duty and a trial drags on for long enough that I miss my clinical placements and have to remediate
I'm British. They're still done. I live in constant fear of being called up for jury duty and a trial drags on for long enough that I miss my clinical placements and have to remediate
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u/reichrunner Jul 16 '26
I thought the UK used a panel of judges?