I will be on Spring Break next week. This only applies to work, however, and everything else (including this blog) will continue as usual. The week after Spring Break, I will be on Jury Duty.
I have never been called for Jury Duty before (I'm almost 50), and I have no idea what to expect. To begin with, Grancey's father was a circuit judge in our home county, so none of us have ever been called before. I guess enough time has passed since he died to put us back in the rotation, and I'm the first.
I'm excited, but as soon as I tell anyone about it, they groan and offer condolences. What the fuck is wrong with people? How can anyone piss and moan about the state of the nation when they're not willing to fulfill even the tiniest obligation of a free and just society? As I said, I'm looking forward to it, and fuck everybody else.
The day that I report (Monday, April 5) is two weeks before my band's Spring concert, so it's not like this has hit me at a highly convenient time. It's going to be hard for the band to take off TWO weeks (Spring Break plus my Jury Duty week) and then be ready to play a concert, but we'll have to see how they pull together. Plus, Grancey and I are building a house, and it's highly likely that we will be needed to make some last-minute decisions on the construction, and I will be unavailable for the whole week (at lease).
Regardless of all that, I'm still very excited about the Jury Duty, and I'm anxious to get started. Will the lawyers assume I'm a liberal because of my long ponytail and "miscast" me in the jury pool? I can't wait to find out!
Have any of you ever served on a jury?
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I was just called in January for the first time. There might be some different rules - not sure how that works in different states/cities. Anyhoo, I got a letter, filled out personal information, got a phone call and reported. I wasn't chosen during the two week period to serve, but when I reported I sat in the court and was called up to be part of the pool. What happens is there is about 40 people in the pool, they whittle that down to 24 randomly - sort of like a bingo machine, they pull your name out. But all 40 had to sit in the court room and listen to the Lawyers explain the basics of the case. The ask questions of the 24 chosen ones and then go back and forth between Lawyers picking who they want for the final 12. The whole thing lasted 2 and a half hours. They didn't pick me. The court assistant said if we weren't called in the next two weeks, then our service was done for that term.
ReplyDeleteI found it to be interesting and was sort of wishing they would have picked me for the trial, but I guess I've got one of those faces that sort of blend in. I didn't find it to be tedious or boring, I actually thought it was pretty interesting and a good way to get out of the office.
And a few weeks later I got a $60 check so that's a bonus too. I think you'll like it.
I'm really looking forward to it. I imagine myself siting there with a song from "A Chorus Line" bouncing through my head - "I hope I get it, I hope I get it..."
ReplyDeleteI've been called twice and wasn't picked both times. They got their 12 people pretty quickly and I never made it to the question phase. I also thought it was pretty cool and would have gladly served if needed. I think I may have received a few dollars for gas but definitely not $60. Have fun, Warrrr! Can't wait to hear all about it. :)
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