iJuror – Using the iPad in Jury Selection

This is one of a series of posts we will be doing on iPad apps for lawyers. Some of these apps will need video to properly display the power and features of the app, such as iAnnotate, however our first app is pretty self-explanatory. iJuror assists attorneys in selecting a jury.

By Front9Technologies, iJuror is a graphical app which first allows the attorney to select the layout of the jury pool by specifying the number of potential jurors in columns and rows. Once done, a jury pool is shown which allows the lawyer to select a potential juror and enter standard data such as Name, employer, hometown and notes. However, where iJuror really shines is in quickly entering other data. At the top of the screen is an area which makes a dropdown scroll-wheel style menu allowing for quick input of age, sex, race, marital status, children, education, whether police are in the family, prior arrests, whether the potential juror was a potential victim and past jury experience.

With a few flicks of the finger, an attorney can record a great amount of information for a civil or criminal trial and make better informed decisions in jury selection. Options are also available to decide whether to utilize strikes on each juror, what opposing counsel chose and those for cause. (Peremptory Us, Dismiss for Cause, Peremptory Them).

As the app was developed with the help of attorneys, it is filled with other useful features, including:

• Simply tap the seats to add juror information
• Quicker than pen & paper
• Share with your colleagues
• Store all of your trials in one location
• Look for patterns over time
• Email the jury information to any email address
• Easily print the email for access anywhere
• Configurable for seating arrangements of up to 60 jurors
• Add notes as the trial goes along
• Name view provides quick access to name and notes right at your finger tips
• Drag and drop to choose jurors
• Drag and drop to choose alternates
• Drag and drop to dismiss jurors

At $9.99 (limited time sale) this app is certainly a bargain. As a trial lawyer, I can tell you how difficult it is to attempt to write down so much information, not to mention how distracting it is while attempting voir dire on your own. Given the small size of the iPad and ease of entering complex data, iJuror allows an attorney to use the iPad on a lectern simply using their finger to enter juror data while maintaining a conversational atmosphere while talking with the jury pool. Our recommendation is to buy it here.