JURY DUTY PART 2
So today was the day I was be on a real live jury. I drove in and parked on the farthest possible spot from the building I needed to go in. The wind was brutal. It was said that the wind chill was -10F today. I finally got in and was told to go to a certain room. I got to that room and inside was a scruffy looking guy and a man in a suit on a cell phone. I asked where to sit and was told, "anywhere." I knew the client and his lawyer were here, but I didn't know if it was the defendant or the plaintiff. As I waited, more people came in and it quickly became clear that both the scruffy guy and the suit-man were both jurors, like me. After an hour or so, we were ushered into another room, where we waited some more. With nothing to do, I just looked around the room. The shiny, reflective table top that we were all seated around created the illusion that the people opposite me were the Jack, Queen and King on a deck of playing cards.
Finally we were brought into the COURT ROOM! We filed into the jury box. I was very excited. The stenographer was there, as was a judge and a woman who did nothing until we were all seated. She then announced the trial name and number and left. The judge welcomed us, told us the basic details of the case, and then told us that the case was settled this morning. He thanked us for our time and dismissed us.
I get to do this again in six years.