Jurist System

The Jurist System is a trial system that was recently implemented into the Ace Attorney series. It is a revival of the jury trials that were conducted prior to 2012.

Test trial
Main article: Turnabout Succession Only one trial is known to have used the system to date. The trial featured six jurors who watched the trial from a separate room through closed-circuit video camera. The judge moderated the proceedings, and he could end the trial in a guilty verdict through penalties on the defense attorney. However, once the judge decided to end the trial (and not in the aforementioned manner), the responsibility of the final verdict fell on the jury. A unanimous verdict was required to end the trial for good; otherwise, a mistrial would be declared and the trial would restart.

The full repercussions of the implication of this system on Gyakuten Saiban 5 is unknown, as nothing on GS5 has been confirmed to date.