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gizaI got a Jury Duty summons in the mail over the weekend. Looks like I have to serve at least one day in May. If I don't appear, I can be fined as much as $500. I'm tempted to call them up and ask if I can just send the county a check for $500 so I can keep from wasting peoples' time.
It's not that I don't want to help preserve the rights of the accused or anything, I'm just pretty sure that I'll end up getting disqualified from the jury anyway. The moment "Software Engineer" comes out of my mouth, I have the feeling that one side or the other will disqualify me because of concerns that I could "influence a jury".
Apparently jurors have blogged before, too. I love this quote from the article:
I also fond this interesting blog about jury selection: http://www.juryblog.com/
It's not that I don't want to help preserve the rights of the accused or anything, I'm just pretty sure that I'll end up getting disqualified from the jury anyway. The moment "Software Engineer" comes out of my mouth, I have the feeling that one side or the other will disqualify me because of concerns that I could "influence a jury".
Apparently jurors have blogged before, too. I love this quote from the article:
Bob Kelley, a plaintiffs attorney who is a partner in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.'s Kelley/Uustal and runs a blog on the state's jury selection process, said lawyers should know by now to check whether potential jurors have blogs.
"Any lawyer who does not inquire during jury selection about a juror's Internet presence -- whether it be a Web site, a blog, an account on MySpace or an account on Match.com -- hasn't done their job," said Kelley, who regularly asks potential jurors such questions.
"Any lawyer who does not inquire during jury selection about a juror's Internet presence -- whether it be a Web site, a blog, an account on MySpace or an account on Match.com -- hasn't done their job," said Kelley, who regularly asks potential jurors such questions.
I also fond this interesting blog about jury selection: http://www.juryblog.com/