Maybe Jury Duty should become a practicum for law students. Like an apprenticeship, every year students must put in x amount of hours on a Jury.
That way you get juries made up of individuals pursuing a career in law, so they should be more unbiased and concentrate on the actual legalities of a case, rather than personal feelings. This way they also get first hand experience in the courtrooms, and learn not only the legal side, but how to carry themselves in their future work environment.
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