<span>Citizen, they have very little involvement. Jury duty is random and compulsory although there are many ways out of it. Many jurisdictions elect their judges, but this is often done in spring elections with under a 20% turnout. Other than those two paths, and of course being a plaontiff or defendant, the only way to be a part of the judicial system is by getting a law degree.</span>
By the 1690s, most New England colonies became more like the Rhode Island founders regarding their treatment of slaves, since Rhode Island had long detested slavery.