'Life of the Party'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I think the law only mandates time off to serve; not for mandatory salary reimbursement for time lost due to jury service.
This is certainly true. Teachers can't serve on juries during the school year unless the trial began prior to school starting. We don't get paid for jury service.
Dude, you've got a law degree, a daunting level of knowledge of current events, all-purpose smarts for days, and a job with the government. I'm shocked you lasted an hour without someone strenuously objecting to your presence in the building!
I'm shocked you lasted an hour without someone strenuously objecting to your presence in the building!
I thought that was supposed to be urban legend that lawyers don't get picked. However, during the one jury selection I was involved in, the defense lawyer was really keen on finding out who had legal experience or connections. The other lawyer didn't seem to care much.
Hah! Well, to be honest, I never made it to the jury pool. They called one large set of jurors up to the courtroom, had the rest of us wait around for an hour to see if they needed any of us, and then sent us home.
The closest I've gotten to jury duty so far was last year, when I actually made it to voir dire for a local Grand Jury. But they only needed 18 of the 24 of us left in the courtroom, and they didn't call me during the drawing for that, either.
It's just luck, really.
...and now the bus company has announced they're not running buses through downtown this afternoon, so I shall have to hike a bit to catch a bus. Glad I wore a fairly comfortable pair of shoes today...
The ACLU & National Lawyers Guild have filed suit against the Oakland PD and requested a temporary restraining order, based on their indiscriminate & excessive use of force.
I haven't been called to jury duty since I moved to Colorado. I wouldn't mind, really. I know my company pays for my time, I just have to turn over what I get from the court.
I've never been called but I'm curious to try. Also, I'd love to know what takes preference - jury duty or a hearing (where I'm the attorney).
I just made really good brussels sprouts. Go me. Sauce with balsamic vinegar and honey.
Ooh, Dana, those sound good. Did you roast them?
Yeah, roasted for twenty minutes, which was possibly a tiny bit too long.