Well, I got a summons in the mail calling me to jury duty. I tried to get out of it by sending back a reply saying I have 2 small kids at home and I'm the primary caregiver. That didn't work. So I sighed, resigned to my situation, and took off to the courthouse.
The other prospective jurors and I waited for an hour and then got called into the courtroom. I was called into the jury box for a DUI case. I was asked to answer a questionnaire (My name, occupation, affiliation with any religious and civic groups, etc.) and also answered a follow up question about whether I knew any other jurors. Which I did. After all the jurors had answered questions, the attorneys talked in chambers with the judge. Afterwards each attorney had the opportunity to throw out 4 jurors each. I was one of them and was excused to go home. I guess I was too much of a wild card, or something. So I got paid $18.50 for 2 hours of sitting around and answering questions. Not too bad. I'll probably go buy a new pair of shoes. :)
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I always tell my friends I'll babysit their kids if they get called to jury duty because we need decent jurors these days. Too bad I couldn't do that for you!
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