It was actually handled exceptionally well, and I was a assigned a week to report and advised basically unless I was dead or in the hospital, I was expected to report.
I have never been on a Jury before and have all of the thoughts about how good our jury system is, so it has been an exciting time (even if I am hungry, bored and hoping I can go to the bathroom!).
I get a whole $11 per day, which has to pay for parking ($6), lunch (who knows) and driving down here. (The gas to drive down here costs at least $6.)
Monday, February 6, 2012:
Jury duty this morning. Rushed to get here on time, sat for a two hour "orientation". Called five juries and I wasn't called yet! Now, 11:17 a.m., hopefully will make it until after lunch and then they may cut me loose for the day.
Rather interesting. The person doing the orientation is exceptionally good and they had a Judge (Judge Ward) stop by and kind of give a pep talk. My "hotspot" came in handy as they have a desk for computers, but no Wi Fi. I am sitting here hoping my hotspot and computer has enough battery power to keep going until I get home! Tomorrow, I'll being my electric cords!
Actually enjoying the free time to work without interruptions (although I did check for messages and check e-mail).
This entry will be continued.
Monday, Feb 6 (continued): At lunch in downtown Memphis (a BBQ place, but I had catfish.
Of course, called for jury duty immediately after lunch. Selected for jury, but can't comment it on it further until after Jury Duty complete.
Actually, I have been very impressed by the jury process in Shelby County. The Administrators are very professional and the Judges go out of their way to be fair and discuss the jury process.
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