Judge, no jury — Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department. Getty Images | Justin Sullivan Google has achieved its goal of avoiding a jury trial in one antitrust case after sending a $2.3 million check to the US Department of Justice. Google will face a bench trial, a trial conducted by a judge without a jury, after a ruling today that the preemptive check is big enough to cover any damages that might have been awarded by a jury. "I am satisfied that the c...