I have been called to jury duty.
Today was the first day during which we were divided into groups. About 50 of us were sent to a courtroom where the interviewing began. I was called to fill the no. 11 juror chair during the interviewing. There were 18 chairs...12 inside the jury box and 6 outside.
We started at 10 a.m. They began with the first chair. The first person went through all the questions and was dismissed. Another potential juror was called to replace him and he took the first chair and began going through all the questions. By 11:30 a.m., we had been through 5 people total but only through the 3rd chair (i.e. three were dismissed from the top and then the person in chair 2 was dismissed right off the bat and replaced). It was a long afternoon.
By the time we got to potential juror number 7 (1st person on my row), I was certain we'd not get to me today. Instead, each person subsequently went right through all the questions (on a sheet, front and back) all the way through potential juror 12 in a little over an hour. Then, we spent the rest of the afternoon on the remaining six potentials, all of which was followed by questioning by the defense attorney wanting to dig into our answers a bit. A few folks were called on, including me, but it looks like I may be the only one of those specially questioned who is likely to be "seated". I don't mind, really.
I cannot say more than that. We expect a jury to be seated by lunch tomorrow. The trial is expected to be given to the jury for deliberation sometime "next" Thursday (Jan. 29). Sigh. My first potential jury trial.
That is all. I have a sinus headache, of sorts, and I'm looking forward to a relaxing evening of high-falutin' TV.
