Yesterday I began my service as a juror in Fayette county. On the first day of service I was picked to be a juror in a trial. I was actually a tad excited. I thought it would be very interesting, and its a day out of work and there's nothing they can do about it.
I arrived at the courthouse at about 8:30 am, and we all were escorted into the courtroom within the half-hour. We were not released until 9:30 pm that evening. It was a long, drawn-out case which we all thought would end much earlier, including the attorneys and judge who apologized for the late time at the end. I came away with my respect of judges and lawyers intact. I have been told, throughout most of my life, that I should be a lawyer, but I never thought I would enjoy it, and that was definitely reinforced today. It is a difficult job. I was surprised at how much I remembered the testimony since I had taken very few notes, and even noticed an attorney got some testimony wrong on two occasions during closing arguments. One good thing about the late hour, they brought in menus from Columbia's Express, so we all got a nice steak dinner in addition to our $12.50 pay.
Josh says that I will be picked by the defense often since I am a young female and to expect to be picked for more trials. That will be fine so long as they don't last so late into the night. But, I don't get much say in that.
The great news is when this is over, I'll be heading to the lovely island of Hilton Head for a much deserved break.
No comments:
Post a Comment