His characterizations of lying were lies themselves. That was clear. Maybe they figured they could suffer with 1 out of 12 being a moonbat (it was clear from his quotes that he was).
Remember that he said all the right things. If they had objected, the judge would have gotten quite testy, I think. This judge clearly wore his emotions on his sleeve and could get quite frustrated.
It's so hard to say what they were thinking, and the articles at the links don't have enough detail.