non-jury

Updated: May 27, 2025

In those cases, and in what is known as equity, there are no jury, but a judge may always ask for a jury if he wishes one to determine the facts. A jury is supposed to be advantageous to the defendant in a criminal action and to the plaintiff in a civil action. "One judge is better than twelve," says the advocate of the non-jury system.

Frederic DeWitt Wells - The Man in Court