I have not been lucky enough to avoid jury duty.
I hated every day of it and did not even like the people who ended up serving with me. They had pre-judged it all after opening statements and then went on to prove their point in discussions.
I do believe the slant of this story is incorrect, however.
Juries consist of people who aren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.
I actually enjoy jury duty.
I saved an innocent man from a crazy ex girlfriend once. Talked the rest of the jury out of a conviction after I pointed out her inaccurate and conflicting stories.
After the foreman read, “Not guilty,” the crazy ex cursed loudly and stormed out of the court.
The judge (A really cool guy) took us all out the back way and thanked us for doing the right thing. He saw it, too.
It was a good feeling.
(We all kinda hurried to our cars, though. Watching the shadows....)
I’ve been rejected every single time. (I don’t think lawyers like engineers - it’s mutual).
There was one instance where I actually wanted to be on the jury. The People vs Newt J——, Judge Nathan Mihara presiding.
Although it was a minor case, Mr. J was accused of unwanted fondling of a woman, to watch Judge Mihara one would have thought this was the only or the most important case ever. His court was a model of professionalism and serious and sober behavior. Everyone was treated with respect, he listened to the responses and was flawlessly attentive to fairness and the law.
I would have felt privileged to serve on that jury.
*sigh* I was the very last reject...