What Mark Geragos has said about Peremptory challenges and race in jury selection

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 12, 2026

Mark Geragos, American criminal defense attorney who represented Michael Jackson; co-host of In the Well, has been quoted on Peremptory challenges and race in jury selection 2 times in 1 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, most recently on June 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Geragos argued that the absence of African Americans on the jury effectively predetermined the verdict.
“When you don't have in jury selection African-Americans on that jury, it's preordained what your verdict's going to be”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338 (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 59:11
Geragos argued prosecutors, who bear the burden of proof, should not be allowed peremptory challenges at all.
“I've always thought the prosecutors shouldn't even have a peremptory”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338 (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:56

Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly fact-checks Karmelo Anthony's parents, interviews Austin Metcalf's father Jeff, then discusses the case, the Lively–Baldoni fee ruling and Nick Reiner with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala.