Diary of a Mad Jurist

I spent the day in jury duty. I am not angry, but the panel is out as to whether I am crazed or not.

I can’t actually say I like jury duty, but I do find it interesting and I learn from the diverseness of the experience.

Today I learned how to get out of serving on a jury. All you need to do is show up five minutes late, drunk off your ass, have a trial date on the next business day for the court and have your defense attorney work at the same firm as the defense attorney working the case to be tried that day. (And no, I didn’t personally get out of duty today, but thanks for asking.)

And, us unbelievable as it may be, in Hood River County, the jury does not have the right to impose the death penalty for serial jay walking. Boy, were we stunned.

It’s my civic duty and I am proud to have served, even if there is a serial jay walker who will live to cross the streets in the middle of the block one more time.