Civic Duty (Pt. 2)

If there was anything else interesting about my Jury Duty experience, it seems to have slipped my mind!

Suffice to say that I was eliminated even before the "voir dire" phase, where the judge and lawyers question prospective jurors, and sadly so. This was a result of a random drawing of numbers prior to entering the courtroom; Only numbers 1-14 were called as prospects, the rest of us were invited to watch the proceedings until being formally excused by the judge, who was pushing 80 (and still pretty sprightly.)

Even so, I was glad to have been a part of the process, and earned the whopping sum of $42.88 for my service. Which, when you break it down, means I earned $28.59/hr -- not bad for a gig which doesn't really require any specialized skills!