Improving the Jury System: Reducing Jury Size
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Within the last several years there has been increasing concern over the rising costs of California's legal system. Many within and outside of the legal community have focused their attention on the issues of caseload volume, delay and congestion within California courts as a result of the rising number of civil and criminal cases. These mounting concerns have spawned a growing movement for court reform whose aim is to increase efficiency within the legal system, thereby reducing the costs of maintaining the system.
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