--- ---  # Jurors Are Refusing to Serve the Judge Who Sentenced Brock Turner by [Emma Ockerman](/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Jun 9, 2016 10:16 PM CUT  Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer, who received six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, in an undated booking photo provided by Santa Clara County Sheriff Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer, who received six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, in an undated booking photo provided by Santa Clara County SheriffSanta Clara County Sheriff—AP by [Emma Ockerman](/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Jun 9, 2016 10:16 PM CUT At least 10 prospective jurors are now [refusing to serve the judge who sentenced Brock Turner](http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci%5F29997198/judge-aaron-persky-prospective-jurors-refuse-serve "undefined"), a former Stanford University swimmer sentenced to six months in jail last week for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus. Turner was sentenced last week for assault with intent to rape an intoxicated woman and sexually penetrating an intoxicated and unconscious person with a foreign object. Prosecutors recommended that Turner be sentenced to six years in prison, but Judge Aaron Persky handed down a sentence of six months, saying [a longer sentence would have a “severe impact”](http://time.com/4363538/brock-turner-stanford-sexual-assault-swimmer/ "undefined") on the 20-year-old. Supporters of the victim have harshly criticized the sentence as too lenient, and a [Stanford law professor is leading a recall campaign against Persky](http://time.com/4359265/stanford-brock-allen-turner-judge-recall/ "undefined"). While lawyers were selecting jury members for Persky’s new case, which is unrelated to Turner, prospective jurors told Persky, “I can’t believe what you did,” and “I can’t be here, I’m so upset,” according to the [San Jose _Mercury News_](http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci%5F29997198/judge-aaron-persky-prospective-jurors-refuse-serve "undefined"). In each case, Persky replied with “I understand” and excused the upset juror. If jurors continue to protest being assigned to Persky’s cases, it could cause problems by prolonging the jury-selection process, the _Mercury News_ reports. \[[_San Jose Mercury News_](http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci%5F29997198/judge-aaron-persky-prospective-jurors-refuse-serve "undefined")\] Brock Turner: Jurors Won't Serve Judge Who Sentenced Him ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4363619/jurors-refuse-case-brock-turner-aaron-persky-stanford/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4363619/jurors-refuse-case-brock-turner-aaron-persky-stanford/"},"headline":"Jurors Are Refusing to Serve the Judge Who Sentenced Brock Turner","datePublished":"2016-06-09T22:16:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:30:43.760Z","description":"Prospective juror told Judge Aaron Persky, \"I can't believe what you did\"","url":"https://time.com/4363619/jurors-refuse-case-brock-turner-aaron-persky-stanford/","keywords":["Crime","Stanford"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91cb0b5c4109617c/698896b60a4a2247ba9c9f94/brock-turner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Emma Ockerman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91cb0b5c4109617c/698896b60a4a2247ba9c9f94/brock-turner.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"This undated booking photo provided by Santa Clara County Sheriff shows Brock Turner a former Stanford University swimmer who received six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. 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