This article aims to investigate the role of the juror (eliastes) in the political and social life of Athens during fifth century BC. The method assumes that sources other than historical ones can be usefully taken into account in order to shed light on some specific aspects of juror’s function in court’s arena. Ancient Greek comedy is consequently taken into account, Aristophanes’ The Wasps in particular. The juror emerges as a real and fictional character at the same time while the court is depicted as the privileged venue to stage the explosion of social ambitions, economic claims, and personal concerns.