Most countries in the world today do not use juries, and only a small percentage of cases in the United States are decided by juries. So it has proven to be a success and holding trials without juries is certainly a possibility for our future. It could in fact be in society's interest to change or rather improve a system that is obsolete and does not always serve people's justice. A person has the right to choose from a jury of his or her peers in a trial (judge only). Citizens are likely to prefer a jury trial as they may feel that a group of random citizens may be less critical or harsh than a judge, but in all honesty, if we are talking about fairness, a judge who is an informed and trained professional has definitely a better idea of ​​how to convict a person on trial and look at the evidence holistically. A bench trial is better because it is more efficient and cost-effective, judges are educated professionals, and juries may be biased or incompetent. Lengthy trials that go on for years cause psychological stress and tension in the family of those involved in the case, and these trials place a huge dent in the money supply of the government's justice system. Every day the members of the jury must be accounted for and must receive money for their services. Using a judge is both convenient and smart. Furthermore, judges usually do not take long to make decisions in court as they are efficient in what they do and are knowledgeable about the subject, the particular person on trial, and have the know-how to execute the correct sentence. “In 2010, 2,352 federal criminal defendants had a jury trial, and 88 percent of these criminal jury trials resulted in a conviction.” (Document A) Now, on the one hand some... middle of paper... somewhat informed before they were chosen how someone so ignorant should really serve in court as a jury member? We need to look at the facts and decide whether the American jury system is still a good idea. How much does it cost us to pay for each individual to serve on the jury and does this eliminate the possible benefits a jury system has in a court of law? The other important factor and possible advantage of a bench test is that there is hardly any room for error. No one is perfect, but a judge is much less likely to make a fundamental mistake that impacts the rest of someone's life than twelve arbitrary citizens of the community. The United States justice system should not allow any incompetence, unsupported bias, or negligence in evaluating cases. We must choose the system most suited to our increasingly complex and refined society.