Jury Duty
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Trial by jury has been central to English Common Law legal systems “since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.” So you could say it is simply a matter of tradition.
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… it is simply a matter of tradition.
Another answer suggests that “We are following a tradition that came from British law of having trials decided by volunteers…” (emphasis mine).
So while having a jury may be tradition, the force part might not be tradition but relatively new.
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