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Next, choose either civil procedure or criminal procedure to write your brief essay on. Then, put yourself as one of the lawyers in a case and tell me which side you are on (which side you are writing for--i.e., either plaintiff or defendant in civil; either prosecutor or defendant in criminal). Here is the question: Do you want a bench trial or not? Why? What is a bench trial, how does it differ from the alternative, and why would you argue for or against having it in your case?

There is no right or wrong answer--some may prefer a bench trial, some not. The question is whether you can reflect on some of the dilemmas of having one or not; some of the advantages, some of the possible consequences.