The jury system must be preserved if our American justice system is to thrive. The whole notion of a jury--a group of randomly selected citizen decision-makers -- is a reflection of our communal trust in democracy in action. It embodies our historic reluctance to centralize power in any one source. The jury is a symbol of America.
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The Jury System WPVI-TV anchor Jennifer Borg, the keynote speaker for Juror Appreciation Day 2008, speaking to jurors about her own jury duty experiences. For information about juries and jury duty throughout the nation, visit the Center for Jury Studies of the National Center for State Courts The Commission on the American Jury Project of the American Bar Association has been working extensively on developing and promoting principles to govern jury trials as well as to highlight the crucial importance of jury duty.
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