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Oct. 29, 2026

Macaulay's jury selection ruling tested California's jury strike law

Justice Juliet O. Macaulay is seeking a 12-year term on the 4th District division that reviewed her jury selection ruling under California's law against discriminatory jury strikes in a published opinion.

Macaulay's jury selection ruling tested California's jury strike law
Justice Juliet O. Macaulay

A jury selection ruling Justice Juliet O. Macaulay made as an Orange County trial judge led to a published appellate opinion interpreting California's law against discriminatory jury strikes.

In a 2022 misdemeanor domestic violence trial, the defense sought to strike a white male prospective juror with a law enforcement background. Macaulay granted the prosecution's objection under the law, which first applied to trials that year, noting the juror had said several times he ...

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