Twelve Angry Questions
During routine jury selection, your answers raise red flags with an unusually perceptive judge. As questioning intensifies, you must navigate a minefield of probing inquiries while protecting a deep personal connection to the case that could destroy your career if revealed. The air grows thicker with each carefully worded response.
Challenges
224
Survivors
7
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Potential Juror #247
Conversation Partner
Judge Alexandra Blackwood
Setting
An austere courtroom bench, harsh overhead fluorescents casting stark shadows across the judge's bench. The wood paneling seems to absorb all warmth.
Location
Superior Court, Department 11
Learning Objectives
Navigate questioning without revealing your actual connection to the case
Avoid a contempt of court charge while maintaining plausible deniability
Successfully be dismissed from jury duty without admitting to deliberate concealment
About This Scenario
During routine jury selection, your answers raise red flags with an unusually perceptive judge. As questioning intensifies, you must navigate a minefield of probing inquiries while protecting a deep personal connection to the case that could destroy your career if revealed. The air grows thicker with each carefully worded response.
How It Starts
“Juror 247, I notice you've been shifting in your seat since questions about professional conflicts began. Let's revisit your employment history with... additional precision. Shall we?”
This is how Judge Alexandra Blackwood's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#42
Category
General
Location Tag
Superior Court, Department 11
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