TRIAL JURORS FOR THE TERM DATE OF MONDAY, AUGUST 13th, WITH JUROR ID#s 794 TO AND INCLUDING JUROR ID# 939 ARE TO REPORT WEDNESDAY BY 9 AM IN THE JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 25 DELAWARE AVE. THANK YOU.
My juror number? 877.
Sigh. Looks like I'm in downtown Buffalo tomorrow. I'll be taking several books.
I'm considering showing up in overalls, and then when they say that my attire isn't "proper" for court, I'll just ask if they've ever watched To Kill a Mockingbird.
(Actually, I won't do that, because I'm not stupid. But I do hope to get myself out of this particular civic duty.)
6 comments:
Just sit there and randomly shout at the top of your lungs "GUILTY! GET A ROPE!"
George Carlin once said that what you say is, "I'll make a great juror, because I can spot guilty people just like that!"
I'll look for you when I get to work a bit before 8 a.m., Jaquandor, if you're there that early.
I rather liked jury duty, actually, when I went earlier this year. Educational. But, yeah, bring plenty of reading material.
I went through the selection process a couple of years ago. I ended up getting sent home...after three days of sitting. Bleah.
You aren't likely to get picked, but I'm a little surprised that you will be relieved when you are sent home at the end of the day. Jury duty is, no kidding, one of the most important things we do as citizens-- its impact is certainly more direct than voting. Beyond that, everything about it should arouse your interest. Laypeople really don't have a good picture of how the legal system works. Jury duty is a window into that process. Every case is a story. You like stories. The dynamic among the jurors is something I've only ever seen from outside the jury box-- but everything I've seen suggests that it is fascinating.
I've always wanted to do it. When my number came up I found myself in an array for a case with lawyers who all knew me, and I was out of the room before I sat down. Even if that hadn't happened, the fact that I am a trial lawyer makes it pretty unlikely that I'll make a panel when my number comes up. But you? You should be glad for the opportunity.
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