Who would get to pick the professionals? How big would the juror pool be? Some of the judges we have now shouldn't be judges because of their biases. I would fear that a professional jury would develop the same problem.

The jury serves two equally important functions. They decide if the person actually did the crime and they also judge if the law is just or being applied justly. I wouldn't trust professional juries to properly fill the second job.

I'll take what we have, warts and all, before I would trust any professionals.