The walk over was cold and wet with snow and high winds whipping me in the face everywhere I turned. I showed up to the court soaking wet and had to go through security, I realized at the last minute that the body bugg was on so I tried to smoothly remove it. The smooth part of the attempt did NOT work. But I got through and to the jury room in plenty of time.
I had brought three magazines and a book to read during what I had expected to be a long boring day of hearing other people’s numbers called before I was let go.
They started calling the first 36 jurors to be selected and I was the second to last person called. Then we were led over to the court room and we were all seated strategically and I was placed in the jury box. So, in order to get out of jury duty, one of the attorney’s would have to actively reject me.
(the goods I picked up from Tony’s Market)
The jury selection process was VERY thorough and slow, thanks to all the potty breaks people needed to take at non-strategic times. Thankfully, after the long and thorough process they got to the part where each attorney got to reject jurors, they could reject 12 people. I was the 8th person rejected. PHEW!
(Dinner: mussels and fries at le central)
I know this sounds totally un-civic minded but this was not a good time for me. (who IS it a good time for?) Plus, I’ve already paid my dues.
Have you had jury duty?
