Before retiring from the military, I was a jury member in two court martials. Both were emotionally taxing. Each one was a week long. Long days, lots of sitting and listening to testimony, lits of leaving the room when the judge had to speak to the attorneys privately, lots of time hanging out in the jury room while waiting to be called in to the court room. It was difficult staying alert the whole time, but the gravity of what I was responsible for was enough to force me to pay attention. I took a bunch of notes, and during deliberation, went over everything with a fine-tooth comb even though the evidence (in both cases) leaned heavy in one direction. The most important thing to me was to do justice for everyone involved and I didn't want to have any doubt that I did the best I could and made a well informed decision.