I’ve always been confused by this.
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Why would you want a bunch of randoms to decide your fate, and not the actual judge with a law degree and years of experience?
Why do those people have more power than the judge? They can decide anything they want and the judge is basically just the guy who signs and does the paperwork.
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Trial by jury came into English law in 1215, when the Magna Carta severely curtailed the king’s powers. It was no long his decision, but the decision of ordinary people like you, as to whether you were guilty or not.
The main exception to this is a military court martial, when the decision made by a panel of officers.
This system would have been in place when America was a British colony, and, even though it turns out you didn’t like our tea, you still kept this as a policy.
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