Legal Research

Blogging from the big house ? Day 2

By Pamela

I was so close!  I reported to the jury assembly room at 9:00a this morning and settled in to wait.  I had things to work on, so time wasn’t being wasted.  [They have, by the way, stopped tuning the TV set to worthless reality shows.  Instead, they play movies, which are so much easier to ignore than people screaming at each other.]  About 10:00a, the deputy clerk called a group of jurors, including me, up to Courtroom 2B.  A jury was to be empanelled in a civil case (personal injury).  We responded to another round of questioning by the judge about (1) our knowledge of the plaintiff, the defendant, the lawyers, or  the witnesses; (2) involvement in any similar legal proceedings; and (3) any other biases that might prevent us from rendering a fair and impartial verdict.  The attorneys exercised their strikes.  Finally, the jurors were called.  I had my fingers crossed, but I didn’t get on.

Back to the waiting room.  About a half hour later, we were allowed to leave for the day, with instructions to call in at 5:00p for instructions.

Day 2 over and not too bad.  I await Day 3.

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Full post as published by Cocky Law Blawg on January 12, 2010 (boomark / email).