When we lived in southern California I (Linda) served on 4 juries in the 80's/90's: 2 were memorable.
1) Defendant, who appeared to be in his 40's, in a DUI represented himself by showing up in jeans & a T-shirt with his pack of Camels rolled up in his sleeve a la 1950's bad boy. Unfortunately, due to the arresting LEO bumbling the sobriety testing process we were forced to let him off.
2) A very involved 8 day Civil suit resulting from a traffic accident had the plaintiffs suing for $5 million. Plaintiffs attorney dressed to the hilt w/Gucci watch & probably $500 shoes. Defendants attorney was a clone of Steve Martin who's sport coat sleeves missed his wrists by a mile. One of the many "expert" plaintiff witnesses appeared with a 6 hour presentation including detailed 3D drawings/video. (This person also testified in the Rodney King case.) We ended up awarding $13,000 for verifiable expenses!!!! The Pomona court traditionally invited jurors to talk with the attorneys afterwards to see what led them to their verdicts, Five of us met with the defense team who shared that the insurance company had offered a $500,000 settlement....which was refused cause they "could get more from a jury". We all felt really good about verdict. Plus it was an incredible learning experience.