antigeist

May 18, 2005

A tip for getting dismissed from jury duty in civil court

Casually, and correctly, refer to "torts" during your interview with the attorney for the defendant.

Or you could go the route of the sweet elderly woman sitting next to me. She excitedly explained how she was "particularly qualified" to sit on the case because she is "retired and watches a lot of Judge Judy."

They couldn't get her out of there fast enough.

Posted by Antigeist at May 18, 2005 10:06 AM
Comments

So they don't like people who understand the law, and they don't like people who don't understand the law. The human race is one towards the middle.

Posted by: jpoulos at May 18, 2005 10:39 AM

I know. Don't even get me started on the propraganda movie they made us watch. (Think: If Mel Gibson did a Passion-esque version of the Crusades. And no, I'm not kidding.)

Posted by: antigeist at May 18, 2005 02:38 PM

you saw "kingdom of heaven" as part of getting booted out of jury duty?

Posted by: anne at May 20, 2005 07:41 AM

Did she pee on their leg and tell them is' raining?

Or did they just think she was full of BULL

-ony

Posted by: Kelley Bell at May 20, 2005 09:33 AM