This is the only time that Benson is actually called Mister Benson. As it is not revealed until the third season of his spin off series, over four years after this installment, Benson is actually Mister Dubois' first name.
A juror was excused because Jessica knew her from PTA. However, Judge Petrillo should have also be excused because of losing money from an investment from Chester due to conflict of interest.