I can retire now!

I just got a mileage reimbursement check from my 3 days at jury summons. How can I spend my $8.16???

Should’ve tried harder to get onto the jury

I knew there was a reason that I wished that I was selected for jury duty… this week, in commeration of Juror Appreciation Week, the Yolo Superior Court is giving out souvenirs and cookies to jurors!

Jury summons day #3

I showed up at 8:30 this morning. Around 9:00, we went into the chambers and resumed where we left off yesterday.
One of the defense attorneys asked me a few questions about one of my responses on the questionnaire (the question was if whether filing charges against a person meant that he was likely to be [...]

Jury summons day #2

I showed up at 9:30 at court today, as instructed. We waited around until 11:30, when we were sent into the judge’s chambers for jury selection. The judge read off 18 names to form the jury (12) and alternates (6). I was not one of them. We then had a break for lunch.
After lunch, the [...]

Jury summons day #1 and smashed rear bumper

I had to show up for a jury summons this morning. I figured that if I got selected for the jury, it would only be a day or two. Man, was I wrong. It turns out that this is a somewhat major case, and is expected to last three to four weeks. (This is a [...]