I never, ever thought I'd get summoned for jury duty. We've lived all over the country, the S.O. has gotten notices, the Younger Daughter has gotten notices, but never ever yours truly.I won't make it on to an actual jury, of course. That would be too much to hope for. In fact, odds are that when I call the night before I'll discover the closest I'm getting to the courthouse is mailing the questionnaire back.
(My team lead is going to be thrilled by this news, I say sarcastically. July 13 is the day I'm supposed to be back in the office following a 2-week vacation. She just signed off on the leave request yesterday. I think I'll wait awhile to share this news with her.)
(((Wife))) got jury duty last winter: she was there for a half-day and got to watch a mistrial. (((Boy))) has Jury duty in July. I actually want to go on jury duty, but have never been called. Have fun. Should be educational.
ReplyDeleteWhat? I get called all the time! I've never served but have had to go in and wait all day many times.
ReplyDeleteBut once I got picked as an alternate, so I had to go and sit and listen to the trial for several days, and then on the day of deliberation I was sent home.
It was rather, uh, unsatisfying.
I used to get called all the time. Served on two juries and my verdict prevailed. I loved jury duty. Love doing my civic duty. It's very interesting to see the inside of a trial from the jurors eyes.
ReplyDeleteI recently blogged about everyone in my household being summoned for jury duty at least once, some multiple times - except me. The very next day - I GOT SUMMONED. This period runs for four months - May - August. I haven't heard anything so far and I will be on vacation next week. Should be interesting.
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