My Contribution

I had jury duty today.

I was called into an empaneling room at approximately 10 AM. The two lawyers who were supposed to be running the show – read: selecting a jury – did nothing but fight with each other. This was very exciting.

“I have a few follow-up questions,” said the plaintiff’s attorney.

“This isn’t proper procedure,” said the defendant’s attorney.

“Yes it is.”

“No, it’s not.”

“Yes it is.”

“No, it’s not.”

“Well,” said the plaintiff’s attorney, “I’m just going to ask one or two more questions, if you don’t mind.”

“No, you’re not.”

“Yes, I am.”

“No, you’re not.”

“I am.”

“That’s IT! Counselor, step outside!”

And so on. This went on for several hours.

At 4:30, we were dismissed. No jurors were selected.