Except for rare cases that are heard only by a judge, one of the first steps in any criminal trial is selection of a jury.
http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/criminal-trial-overview.html
You sure are biased and misinformed!
“The trial begins when the Jury is sworn in. That is when Jeopardy attaches for purposes of double jeopardy.”
https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/when-does-trial-actually-start-in-california—is-i-1419563.html
” a trial does not technically begin until after the jury is seated”
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/trial
I sure wouldn’t want a lawyer that doesn’t even know when a trial begins.
OTOH, ihgf I were a lawyer I wouldn’t want murdering pedophiles as clients!