November 8, 2026
If you have ever been on trial, served on a jury, or simply sat in a courtroom, you know that reality bears little resemblance to what we see on Perry Mason and other procedural dramas. The dramatic speeches, “gotcha” questions, and random people jumping up to confess to crimes someone else is being tried for—those make for great television, but they don’t happen nearly as often in real courtrooms.

