Proposition Summary

NUMBER OF JURORS IN CIVIL CASES. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Article I, Section 16, to authorize Legislature to reduce required size of juries in civil cases in municipal or justice court. Legislature may reduce juries in these courts from 12 persons to 8 persons, or a lesser number agreed on by the parties in open court. Fiscal impact on state and local governments: None.

Proposition Number

6

Year

1980

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

Assembly - Ayes, 60; Noes, 15 -- Senate - Ayes, 27; Noes, 9

Popular Vote Results

Y: 4332330; A: 57.5; N: 3197458; B: 42.5

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

LCA

Relevant Case

People b. Chavez Trejo: 217 Cal. App. 3d 1026, 1990

For Author

Robert G. Beverly, State Senator, 27th District; David Eagleson, Assistant Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Immediate Past President, California Judges Association; Marz Garcia, State Senator, 10th District

Against Author

Willie Brown Jr., Member of the Assembly, 17th District Majority Floor Leader; Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 2nd District; William H. Lally, Judge of the Superior Court, County of Sacramento

Rebuttal Author

Willie Brown Jr., Member of the Assembly, 17th District Majority Floor Leader; Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 2nd District; William H. Lally, Judge of the Superior Court, County of Sacramento

Rebuttal Against Author

Robert G. Beverly, State Senator, 27th District; David Eagleson, Assistant Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Immediate Past President, California Judges Association; Marz Garcia, State Senator, 10th District

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