“Talented but crazy”: Potential jurors give court their opinions on Elon Musk
Enlarge / Documents for the shareholder trial against Elon Musk and Tesla arrive at the federal courthouse in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg)
Jury selection in a class-action lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk began today in a federal courthouse in San Francisco. Not surprisingly, potential jurors already knew who Musk is, and some expressed strong, negative opinions about him.
One woman called Musk "talented but crazy" in a questionnaire distributed to potential jurors. Other potential jurors described Musk as arrogant, narcissistic, unpredictable, and irrational. One said Musk has a mercenary personality.
That doesn't mean Musk won't get a fair trial. The jury selection process, while imperfect, is designed to exclude jurors who cannot make impartial judgments based on the evidence.