I’ve been on jury duty this week, and finally got called in to be questioned by lawyers as a potential juror.
There were six of us in a row of seats facing the lawyers, and a bunch of additional possible jurors still looking on. The case was–believe it or not–a slip and slide. Someone slipped on ice and was suing the homeowner.
Several people were very straightforward in saying they’d be predisposed to vote against the plaintiff, seeing it purely as a nuisance suit. So they were excused. Some people, when asked if they could vote impartially, said, “Uh huh.” Or “Sure.”
My answers were longer. Much longer. They boiled down to “Uh huh” and “sure” but went into detail. I watched the lawyers’ eyes glaze over.
They punted me from the jury…along with a retired police detective, and a landlord. They kept the people who said “Uh huh” and “Sure.”
A couple hours later, I went home, and that was it. This is the second time I’ve been called for jury duty, and the second time nothing came of it.
Isn’t this a great legal process?
Uh huh. Sure.
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