Jury duty

Many of us know the feeling...we open the very official looking envelope, read through the letter, and find out we have to report for jury duty.  We look at the date, then look at our calendars, and ask ourselves what are we going to miss out on in our lives.  I didn't know what to expect, but I found the experience to be interesting, boring, and OK all at the same time.

Without going into the case in too much detail, it was a civil case concerning an injury sustained while on a golf course.  The plaintiff's attorney found it necessary to ask all 30 some jurors in the pool the same seven to eight questions, which did get a bit repetitive.  When they got to me (I was third from last), they asked me what I did, including my occupation.  I said I was a full time student.  When the judge asked me if it was going to cause me to miss anything I needed to be present for at school, I told him that based on my last chemistry test, I should defiantly not miss more than I had to, which caused the judge to guffaw.  I believe the plaintiff's attorneys really lost interest in me when I answered some questions regarding my views on some aspects of the civil law process.

It was very interested to hear everyone in the jury pool tell their story, and it was interesting to think about how you were a part of the justice process.  It also gave me a glimpse that being an attorney probably wouldn't be a good fit for me.

On another note, check out the fly buttons they gave us to where!