Jury Duty

[maevebran]

So I went to Mcminnville for jury duty today. I had to be at the courthouse at 8:45 AM> (If you're reading this then you know i don't do mornings before noon cheerfully.)We sat around untill just after 11AM then were dismissed. Apparently they had all four cases settle before they got to the jury phase. The nice judge who dismissed us said that that never happens that all four cases settle. While we were waiting in the second court room there was a custody hearing and Judge Tichenor had some cool things to say to the divorced couple about attitudes they should be displaying before the children about the other. Then when that was over he staid to talk to us jurors who were ust hanging out in his courtroom. After he left one of the court clerks came in to see if we needed anything and this other lady said chocolate. Turns out Judge Tichenor has a jar of chocoalte in his office and he brought it in for us. Then we waited some more and then let go. Gee an exciting life I lead.

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[stars91.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good time! *g* I was called a few weeks ago, but before I had to show up at the Courthouse the Clerk's office called to tell me the Jury Trial went off so I got out of *that* one! I'm hoping the pool that my name is in is dismissed completely before another one comes up! I really have no interest in being on a Jury. I work in a law office all day long, it isn't interesting to me!

[maevebran.livejournal.com]

My three month term is up at the end of March. I got called in in January and actually sat on a jury. We returned a verdict of guilty within ten minutes of deliberating. The trail waws a rediculous waste of time so I was glad these all settled so i didn't have to spend all day on another case like that one.=)