Quoted: Tody’s attorney, Byron Lichstein, said the decision means judges should automatically remove their family members from jury pools. He said his research turned up one other Wisconsin case where a judge’s mother was a juror in a 1990s murder case and about 10 others nationwide.
”This is a decision that helps safeguard the way juries work in our state,” said Lichstein, of the University of Wisconsin law school.
Eaton’s mother was among the potential jurors who showed up for Tody’s one-day trial. During jury selection, the judge jokingly asked her whether she was related to anyone in law enforcement. ”The judge,” she responded.