I have to second Dettwyler's post and add one smll other element.  In a
case involving medical malpractice (that is, that may be what is alleged!),
it is unlikely an MD or RN would be allowed to sit on the jury (remember,
both sets of attornies have the right to excuse a potential juror with or
without cause).  Their thinking (either side) would likely be that the MD
or RN might have a bias in a particular direction, depending on the case
and thus would excuse that person from sitting.

This, however, does not mean that other reasonably well educated
individuals could NOT sit on the jury.  I have been called for jury duty
3-4 times, in two different states.  In one case, I was seated, but never
served because after the jury was sleected, the parties settled.  In the
most recent case, I was never selected (this is usually done by random
digit number; we all were given numbers at the start of the day in this
particular state).  So, how one gets on a jury can vary, but it almost
always includes a wide variety of backgrounds of individuals.

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