Reply #30: The judge can set aside a civil verdict, or a criminal verdict of Guilty.

[TexasObserver]

The judge is the person who firsts interprets the jury's findings. In civil cases, that means the jury only makes findings of fact. The do not decide the final outcome. They answer fact questions. The judge then looks at their responses and decides what Judgment to enter on the verdict. Or, in a civil case, the judge can simply order a new trial based upon his or her sense that justice requires it. There are also ways in a criminal case the trial judge can set aside the verdict, if the verdict is one of GUILTY.