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Column: reflections from the courtroom - Daily Leader

I’m not sure anyone can appreciate the legal system until they are summoned for jury selection. Your appreciation or understanding may only grow further if you are selected to serve on a jury.  Recently, I was selected to serve as an alternate juror. It was a good learning experience.  I have some familiarity with the legal system. I’ve covered the FedEx trial and once volunteered in a teen court program back home. The courts run like a machine …