As little as I know about the judicial system - and most of that came when I was called for jury selection.
I was initially dumb-founded, when the judge indicated that the trial would last 3 days... (I guess it ain't like Perry Mason, where evidence flows in during the trial!!) My first thought was - is this more crooked, than I imagined?? So, I explained that to my daughter in law, who is a paralegal... she asked if I was going to atend "the show". Now, I'm really wondering...
Then she explained to me, that everyone - defendant attorney, prosecutor, the judge - know all ther detasils, as to what will be presented to the jury. So, basically, the only folks left out of the details, are the jury pool. Hence, it is known by the court what will be presented as evidence and pretty much, how long that will take. Which I was told, is why there are so many settlements, just before going to trial.
I guess my point in all of this is - if you are not part of the court, you might never know the true details.
So, for me, it took over 12 hours for a decision that I would not be on the jury. No show tickets for me. That worked for me - but it could have been quicker!