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68
The Struggle is Real:
Using Trial Technolo with
Millennials in the Jury Box
B Y T I M P I G A N E L L I
I
n the early 1990's, when computers were not
routinely used in homes or in offices, those of
us who first wandered into the realm of trial
technolo began using software and hardware tools
for the presentation of evidence. At that time there
were limitations in allowing the jury to view exhibits
as they were discussed in trial.
At long last, with technolo, we were able
to augment and/or replace the blow-up boards
displayed on an easel for the jury or handing out
jury notebooks, and display imaged exhibits on large
monitors positioned throughout the courtroom.
The technolo was cumbersome and every trial
required customized computers with "mountains of
hardware" installed in the courtroom. The biggest
advantage of this technolo was that we could
display exhibits simultaneously on the screens
placed around the courtroom and exhibits would be
displayed to follow along with the attorneys witness
examinations – while zooming in, annotating, and
highlighting, to draw attention to portions of the
document.
This was considered "cool" and was considered
state of the art – the first public illustration of this
technolo outside the most advanced courtrooms
was the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial – and that history is
lost upon many millennials – except for occasional
references to Robert Kardashian (Kim's dad)
working on the defense team.
For all the technolo advances that we have
seen in litigation support since that trial, the use
