I've been in Jury Duty all week (in California) for a criminal case.  It's been quite possibly hands-down the most inefficient process I've ever experienced.<p>There are 60 people, and it's taken 4 days to pick the jury.<p>Here's the process, which is all via pen, paper and in-person interviews:<p>Day 1.  Fill out general survey, wait to be selected for a case.  Attend overview meeting, fill out detailed survey relating to the case.
Day 2.  Wait to be interviewed
Day 3.  Wait to be interviewed
Day 4.  Wait to be interviewed<p>All candidates are required to be in attendance each day.<p>This is a process that has changed very little in decades.  I propose that all of Day 1 be automated via a web application, and Days 2 through 4 can be broken up into pools of candidates based on their survey responses that only come in when they're interviewed.<p>If I wasn't already forming a start-up, I'd totally try and solve this problem.<p>Any takers? :)
Tell HN:  Let's make Jury Duty more efficient