This paper is a practical guide for sorting through the various admiralty-specific parameters for allowing jury trials for counterclaims when the plaintiff in the case chooses the unique Rule 9(h) in admiralty under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This rule only provides for a bench trial. This situation arises frequently in counterclaims under the Declaratory Judgment Act and is an issue that is being explored more broadly under maritime specific laws like the Death on the High Seas Act.