Interesting reflections, Ilya! Thanks for sharing.

Looking forward to reading this piece!

Thanks for these thoughts Josh!

One other benefit; research shows that serving on a jury increases a person's likelihood of engaging in other civic activities. So it strengthens democracy! Especially important now.

In the US we leave it up to the judges themselves to decide whether they are biased. Rarely happens!

Great points!

Judges are human! Of course they experience bias. The selection process of jurors and the group nature of the verdict help to limit jury bias.

Good luck I hope you get to serve!

Adequate funding for the courts

Worrisome. And grand juries don't hear from a judge or the defense. To make the grand jury an effective counter to prosecutorial overreach, we need to educate them about their power and consider appointing them a legal advisor.

Again, we are at a point in history where “not getting political/partisan” means that you are choosing the side of the oppressor. It is not extremist to use your voice/platform to say “hey, actually immigrants make our nation better and the president’s edicts are unAmerican and not the law.” 3/x