At the legal level, jurors and judges enjoy "equal rights", and they can express their opinions on the facts of the case and the legal determination. For the judgment, the rule of the collegial panel is that the minority obeys the majority. Does this mean that a case is tried by a judge and two jurors, and if the two sides disagree, the judge must obey? That was not the case. People's jurors only participate in the trial of facts and do not participate in the voting on the application of law.

In this regard, Shi, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law, pointed out that the establishment of power allocation is mainly based on two considerations: on the one hand, people's jurors are not legal professionals and it is difficult to evaluate the application of the law, so it is more appropriate for professional judges to be responsible for the application of the law; On the other hand, people's jurors and professional judges * * * participate in the determination of the facts of the case, and maintain the advantage of the number of professional judges, which can correct the prejudice and stubbornness of professional judges caused by long-term practice inertia. "It is helpful for the jury system to give full play to its advantages to distinguish fact finding from law application and concentrate the role of jurors on the former."

People's jurors are not a new profession; The people's jury system is not a new system, it has a history of more than 60 years. Who can be a people's jury? Chang Shujun explained: According to the previous regulations, in China, citizens serve as people's jurors and support the China People's Constitution; Good conduct, fairness and decency; Good health. Should have a college degree or above.

Eligible citizens can be recommended to the basic people's court by the unit or grass-roots organization where their household registration is located, or they can apply by themselves, and the basic people's court will examine them jointly with the judicial administrative organ of the people's government at the same level. The president of the basic people's court will propose candidates for people's jurors and submit them to the Standing Committee of the people's congress at the same level for appointment.

After the reform, the conditions for the selection of people's jurors will increase the age requirement for serving as people's jurors from 23 to 28, and the academic qualifications will be changed from junior college or above to senior high school or above, but those who are fair, upright and respected in rural areas and poverty-stricken remote areas are not subject to this restriction. This makes the participation mechanism of people's jurors more flexible.

What if the people's jurors refuse to appear in court? Zhang Xiaoli, deputy director of the Political Department of Anyang Intermediate People's Court, said: According to the people's jury selection plan, citizens who are elected as people's jurors shall not refuse to perform their duties as jurors without justifiable reasons. In the future, the court will also establish a disciplinary system for people's jurors to refuse to perform their duties without justifiable reasons, which will damage the jury's public trust or judicial justice, such as people's jurors withdrawing from the disciplinary mechanism.