In LA County, part of their jury pool comes from those who recently registered for unemployment.

I was surprised that it took me so long to get called. I lived in Virginia for almost 10 years. The entire time, I was registered to vote, had a VA driver's license and a car registered in Virginia. I didn't get called until a year and a half ago. At first, I assumed that they cross checked the jury pool with licensed attys, but when I finally did get called, the summons said that being a practicing attorney was not an automatic strike.

In DC, they have such a problem with people not showing up that you tend to get called as lot.

They wait until people don't show up to check on whether they are qualified to serve

Really? I mean, I didn't have to go to the bother of telling them?

Practically speaking.

I've been called several times, and gotten selected as a juror once and an alternate once, even as a licensed attorney.

One of the times I was selected, the man who vacated my jury seat right before I was called was a partner in the law firm I was working at in the time, and the plaintiff's counsel used up his last peremptory challenge on him. The man's face just completely fell when I said where I worked.

Really? I mean, I didn't have to go to the bother of telling them?

Practically speaking.

Well, you can tell them right away, or wait until they harass you and tell them. You're not exempt from telling them.

Attorneys and other professionals haven't been exempted from service in NY for at least a decade. When I was called a quarter of the venire were attorneys or married to one-- the price of living in Manhattan.

I imagine you're not prepared today, Jesse, but the strikers are in the hood. I passed them on the way into work.

Dagnabbit! I was in midtown all day!

I have my fourth version of jury duty next month. Four different localities -- Massachusetts, DC, Manhattan, now Queens. I've served on one jury, been put on one jury where the defendent settled that night, and been empaneled for voir dire just before the defended pled out. This time it's "on call" jury duty, so I may not even have to go to the court house, but I'm not betting on it.

I also want to give Trudy due credit for the handwarmers-for-strikers idea, which is genius.

Thanks Jess. My Sister's genius actually -- she got a bunch for her husband last year.

If you want a hand with the assembling, etc. profile addy is good.

Thanks. Um, my favorite part is that I'm not planning on much assembly.

I still think there should be professional jurors.

So, donors choose update....

My friend V. submitted a proposal for lapsized whiteboards and markers. It should be approved within the next 10 days. I think, her proposal is probably for a grand total of $400. So, if you got a $100 gift certificate that you have not used (and I think if you donated as part of the blogger challenge you got one... even if you used an LJ gift certificate as the first donation) and you can wait for 10 days and you'd be interested in supporting a 2nd grade teacher who currently makes less than $26K a year, then I'll post a link for her proposal.

Sorry for jumping in the middle of the discussion without fully catching up, but from a quick skim, it seemed to me that this youtube of a World without Writers wasn't posted here yet.

The show runner of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES blogs about Bee Season. [link]