The Repor
I and a few others have been dismissed from serving truth, justice, and the American way for another few years.
This was a jury call for a particular case starting on Oct. 25 and estimated to run to around Nov. 8. Before beginning the selection process, the judge asked for anyone who had conflicts during that period to please identify themselves and that would be discussed with each of us alone. As a few others were standing I realized (selfishly) that it could compromise an upcoming musical thing or two, so I stood up, too, knowing I'd have to explain that later when they met with us privately. But I had also been gauging the quality of my vision inside the actual courtroom. Just yesterday my surgeon and I had agreed on Jan. 10 and 24 for the cataract surgeries, and though I get by fine in my normal routine, the particular distances to the attorneys, etc., and in that lighting, was not amenable to reading people's eyes, expressions, and all.....and god forbid there'd be charts or other "exhibits" to look at during a trial. So I was definitely going to discuss that issue with them. As it happened, they excused those of us with the potential conflicts, with no need to justify or explain them, so I am done.
