14 Mar 08 Jury Duty
I was called to report for jury duty this week.
In Stockton you are given a number and you check a website the weekend before your service to see if you have to report.
So far, each day, my group has not had to report. We’ve just been told to check each evening for instructions for the following day.
Today is the last day of the window where I potentially might have to serve.
My instructions last night were to check in at 11:00AM for possible service at 12:30PM.
Of course, since I blogged about it, I’m fully expecting that I will need to report.
I’m not really concerned about being selected as a juror.
When you begin every answer (and I mean every answer) with "well as the good book says" or "have you come to the place in your spiritual life . . ." it tends to invoke a peremptory challenge.
[Note: Of course If called I'll take my turn and fulfill my civic duty.]
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Or if you ask, “Can I bring my banjo?” you might get dismissed.
Peace.
Or: “Don’t call me Mr Wray. My friends just call me CP, short for capital punishment”.
As the good book says, I’ve been here 23 years and have never been called for CP, I mean jury duty.
Or how about:
“Don’t call me Mr Wray. Call me Mr. Wray-gun.”
I just finished being “on call” for federal jury duty. I was called for the whole month of February, but we were to check in on a toll free number each weekend for the upcoming week. I didn’t have to report until the third week and went through all the routine of metal detector, checking in, the orientation/welcome video (obviously made in the 1980’s - the shoulder pads & huge glasses were giveaways, not to mention the big hair!).
They started calling off the names of everybody in the room to go upstairs. Finally, there were about 8 of us left. She verified our names again & then said, “you’re free to go. We don’t need you. Thanks for your service.” Woo hoo! Got out of that one. Two weeks ago I received a check for $40 for my “service.” What a deal!
A friend of mine was called for jury dury and when questioned by the attorneys on an actual case, she stated something to the effect that all defendants should be sent to the electric chair! Not only did it get her kicked off that trial but booted completely out of jury duty!
Then there’s the perrenial mayoral candidate who wanted to use Mud Island for a prison and surround it with man-eating sharks in the water, but maybe I digress……….
I prefer to answer questions with “hang him and his lawyer!”