This statement of principles, if we were to edit it, would contain a far more comprehensive list of areas of focus, for if anything, unfortunately, the areas of systemic failure have grown over the past several years. The need to protect the rights of the one, over the fickle whims of the mob would deserve space. As well as some discussion on how to do so in a balanced fashion, for this is a failure of process that our current system/s have encouraged, and allowed to become a very destructive force. The issue of judicial reform is overly simply stated, many would say that these processes already exist, in some cases this is more true than in others, the process needs to be simplified and advertised for purposes of clarity, because those most aware of judicial failing are often those that have suffered because of those failings, and the trauma of these events can make it very difficult for these victims to seek effective redress as things stand now. The historic issue of jury instruction, jury nullification is a huge issue that the typical citizen is completely unaware, and needs to be returned to what existed prior to, "what records indicate was the product of corporate lobbying?", a processes that took place between approx, 1880 and 1910, when how our nations juries were instructed on their rights/duties underwent a fundamental change. This process was further exacerbated by manipulations that the historical record indicates were made approx, circa 1940's 50's 60's, to aid in breaking up the Klu klux Klan, getting needed criminal convictions in support of the civil rights effort. ..But in taking these steps for truly righteous reasons, in order to gain convictions that might not otherwise have been possible.. did we do terminal damage to our right to a trial by jury, as envisioned by our nations founders? 

In addition to these two aspects of our judiciary touched upon that are seen to need some measurable degree of reform, there are other problems as well, and it involves prosecutorial conduct, as well as a "Grand Jury" process that has become terminally flawed. Prosecutors are important gatekeepers, not only entrusted to prosecute cases but to also make sure that the cases being tried are being resolved fairly. Under the auspices of the philosophy that better for a hundred guilty go free than for an innocent to be jailed wrongly. Over the years prosecutors have stepped away from their role as gatekeepers, and into one that is more adversarial, with perhaps a greater interest in gaining convictions than making sure that those convictions should be sought in the first place. As far as our Grand Juries are concerned, at this time there are no meaningful  provisions in place to protect the accused against a fraudulent presentation of testimony or evidence. This allows countless thousands to be indicted unfairly. In the "Land of the Free?", we now have over two million people in our prisons, No other country in the world even comes close on a per capita or on just a basic, raw number basis. It is estimated that 5% of the people we have imprisoned, many believe this number is higher, over the past 20 to 25 years,have been factually innocent. With the systemic failures in our judicial systems we can't even get it right consistently on capital cases, with the advent/era of DNA testing we are forced to accept that as a society we have been regularly putting factually innocent people to death.

(September 6th, 2010, It was recently reported that the "Death Penalty Information Center" claims that 139 people on death row have been exonerated over the past approximate 30 years.) A figure some view as conservative. Tip of the iceberg.