The selection of favorable jury members by the parties to a lawsuit was once conducted according to near legendary rules. For example, clergy, school teachers, lawyers (and their spouses) were considered bad risks in the jury box because they were opinionated and could not be swayed by the lawyer’s arguments. Good jury selections included retired businesspeople and reasonably well-educated laborers. Today, however, jury selection in important cases is done on a scientific basis utilizing psychological insights. Research and comment on the new methods and criteria for picking jurors.