> The [American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted new principles for health courts][1], special medical courts composed of judges trained in medical standards that could render more accurate decisions on whether or not medical malpractice has actually occurred.
This is probably a very good thing for doctors and a bad thing for lawyers. Personally, in a medical malpractice action, a _”jury of my peers”_ is a group of 12 surgeons, not a group of [12 licensed California drivers][2].
[1]: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/17765.html
[2]: http://groups.google.com/group/Stand-Up-Comedy/browse_thread/thread/dd44e2e734a93683