Trial by Jury is an American dramatized court show that aired in first-run syndication during the 1989-90 television season.
Episodes commenced with Burr's character, Judge Gordon Duane, serving as interactive host with television viewers.
Burr was quoted as making the following statements: We couldn't do a show that was not based someplace along the lines of real cases.
[5]The program is remembered for featuring then-unknown singer Tori Amos in an episode in which she portrayed a woman accused of murdering her married lover.
[citation needed] It also marked one of the first television appearances of Cuba Gooding Jr.