Comments on: Pick me! PICK ME!

By: annmarie

annmarie — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:47:16 +0000

YOU POOOOOR THING!!!!! I can empathize as I’ve been called 5 times & my hubby & NONE of my friends have ever been called. I think you SHOULD write Obama the idea. Really.

Really…Obama’s camp seems to have found my reference, and now I’m getting e-mails from them! They would never go for it.

By: Sheila Atwood

Sheila Atwood — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:44:11 +0000

Years ago the unemployment office sent me to apply for a job as a flagger for road construction. Sorry not my idea of a job i am willing to do…so I dressed up in a frilly dress high-hills and a big sunbonnet. I did not get the job. I have always thought I would dress up like a bag lady and push my cart into the court room if I was called to jury duty. I never see bag ladies in the jury stand on “Law and Order.” Jury duty is another job I do not want. Justice in the hands of the average man? Boy I better be good.

Sheila Atwoods last blog post..Work at Home Tips

That’s good! I like the sunbonnet & high heels thingie. Do you think that Law & Order is “real life?” If so, just tell the judge you are not of sound mind

By: janeywan

janeywan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:38:01 +0000

Been called twice and dismissed twice. First time I knew the defendant, second time knew the DA and the judge. I actually enjoyed learning how the process works.

janeywans last blog post..To Name or not to Name (Post from Denver)

I might enjoy it, too, if I weren’t trying to make a living. They NEVER call me during the slow times.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:19:35 +0000

I can’t comment on this because I don’t want to ruin my luck…so, I’ll just think out loud at home.

And not enough people are working now, you’d think they would want you to go to go to work instead to stimulate the economy…

They’ll never do professional jurors because of the guarantee of jury by peers???

Marcias last blog post..Competing Lights

Ummm…I don’t want to be a peer of some of the people who come to trial. Is that a good excuse to use?

By: carol g

carol g — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:36:15 +0000

What a grand idea – creating professional jurors. We could have even go to jury school (creating more jobs). A very nice tongue-in-cheek take on the jury summons. Here, if you get a summons (even if you don’t have to appear), you are free for a couple years. Oh, dear, I think my 2 years are up.

carol gs last blog post..

Did you think that was “tongue-in-cheek?” I’m dead serious . They will ignore my suggestion, though. They always do. Hope I haven’t just jinxed you into a jury summons.

By: Comedy Plus

Comedy Plus — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:51:44 +0000

They never pick me because I’m retired law enforcement, but they always make me show up and waste 3-5 days of my time. I just hate it.

Good luck. Perhaps you can get the tattoo removed before you show up? Just saying.

Have a terrific day.

Comedy Pluss last blog post..The Jogger

I don’t have that law enforcement gig to fall back upon. But, hey…I did tell stories once at a school for the D.A.R.E. program. Oh well, maybe I’ll get a story.

By: Lola

Lola — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:03:27 +0000

OH mine, I have never been in a jury. This is not very common in Spain, jury is quite recently here.
But I wouldn´t like to be part of it.
I agree with you, there is no enough cement for all lawyers in the world. Everywhere they are the same thing.

Hugs!

Lolas last blog post..Profesor Buigas

Well, if you have never gotten called, you are lucky! I never get chosen, but sitting down there al day can be boring. Here, a juror is paid something like $10 a day…and sometimes they literally hold another person’s life in their hands! I think that stinks.
And, lawyers? aw heck, Lola…we could make jokes for hours (except they aren’t jokes, because they are TRUE)
Abrazos.