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My point is that it's an imperfect system regardless.

Furthermore, the Judge is there to make the trial fair with additional knowledge they possess about the entire case in general. For instance, in this case Amber Heard's team has been very shifty with the evidence, messing with meta data, among other things. That can color the Judge's opinion of the facts of the case. And they're constantly trying to sneak in information they shouldn't, and the Judge is there to make sure that inadmissable information is not a factor.

That's why it's presented to as neutral of people as possible. So that they can get a scope of ONLY the facts of the case and deliberate on a decision together. And as has been discussed, they have the opportunity to eliminate most of the absolute nutters on a jury so that weird person who decided on auras is usually not factored in. AND they are clearly told what to judge things on as well with instructions.

I can understand where you're coming from, really. It can never be a perfect system, but it's crafted in a way to make it as fair as it possibly can.