beat you with experience.”
~Anonymous
…according to Sandy.
1. Patience is a virtue. Because the legal system will not be rushed. Pack a lunch. Bring a book. In fact, pack your dinner also. WRITE a book. You have time.
2. If you decide not to answer the summons with your presence, don’t worry. They will hand carry your arrest warrant to you so it doesn’t get lost in the mail.
3. They provide the parking. Miles awaaaayy but, hey, they don’t charge you for it.
4. The bus ride to the Justice Center is free. And provides ample room to stand since it is public transportation and is usually full before it ever reaches the pick up site.
5. You are instructed not to talk to anyone while sitting out in the hallway. Of course, those NOT wearing a juror’s badge wants to talk with those who ARE wearing a juror’s badge. One lady followed me in to the restroom to explain that she really didn’t mean to write a hot check. Really, she didn’t. An honest mistake was her exact words. For all three of them. Three hot checks?
6. Sometimes even the attorneys get a little confused. One stopped me in the hall and asked me if he had a jury trial today. (I’m supposed to know this?) I told him no that it was next week.
He looked relieved. :dunno:
6. You get to check out the latest fashions. Hot pink spandex pants with a blue halter top must be the newest attire to impress the judge that you really didn’t mean to write those hot checks.
7. You have to watch a film that explains how you are summoned to jury duty by random acts of computer choice. Sometimes you get chosen, sometimes you don’t. And if the address on your voter’s registration is different from your driver’s license – your chances of getting chosen are doubled. Everyone in the room pulled out both of theirs to make sure their addresses matched.
8. Did you know you get paid for jury duty? A whopping six dollars to help keep the criminals off the streets and have justice served for the innocent.
I did my civic responsibility this week. Have you?
~Sandy
