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The judge told us that he expected jury duty to last two or three days. After he gave us that information, we were asked if we had reasons we could not serve. One woman was pregnant and due in a couple of weeks. She could not get out of it. Once guy barely spoke English, he did not get out of it. Once guy was a total jackass and could not answer the attorney's question with a straight answer. He could not get out of it. One woman had a bad back and could not sit for long periods of time. She could not get out of it.
Only two guys who got out of jury duty. One guy said straight up that he could not find someone guilty of violating a drug law. The other guy was self-employed and "too busy right now, but could serve in six months."
All the people I mentioned who were required to serve by the judge were dismissed by the attorneys, however.
I REALLY did not want to serve. But I did. I can't say that it was a positive experience, or that I'm glad I did. I did it because I'm a citizen and it was my duty to serve.
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