12-person juries for serious crimes
Scott Joseph Trader v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Scott Joseph Trader asks the Supreme Court to decide whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require a 12-person jury for someone charged with a serious felony. He asks the Court to keep his petition pending until it resolves the same question in Kian v.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not yet reviewed Trader’s claim or decided the jury-size question.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Florida, a separate case the Court agreed to hear.
Trader asks the Court to keep his petition pending until it resolves the same question in Kian v. Florida, a separate case the Court agreed to hear.
Question presented
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a serious felony?
What happens next
The petition was distributed for the Court’s Nov. 6, 2026 conference, where the justices may consider whether to hear it. The distribution does not guarantee a decision or order on that date.
Documents
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.