Sunday, December 23, 2007

December 24, 2007: Jury Duty

Tomorrow, on what was to be the first day of my Christmas vacation, I will be deep in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, south of the 10, as part o f the jury pool for the Superior Court of California. I hope they don't ask me about my opinion of attorneys. Or maybe I hope that's exactly what they ask me.

Afternoon Update: First the Good News: It being Christmas Eve, the number of trials to be heard will be drastically reduced from 20 to 30 to three (3!).

If in the future your presence at 1945 Hill St. is requested, you're probably looking at a short, possibly one day misdemeanor trial. You'll get a brief, not exactly canned speech from a judge about your civic duty, a ten minute video outlining the process (which just about everyone ignores) followed by an open-ended amount of waiting in a room that is not as nice as what you find in an airport but serviceable.

Now the Better News: Without anyone being quizzed by a single attorney, we're dismissed at 12:05.

6 comments:

AArtVark said...

You'll have your camera with you and love every exotic minute of being there...

spacedlaw said...

Tough job!
wishing you a great holiday nevertheless.

Irina said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family! May harmony and prosperity accompany you in the course of coming 2008, and let's leave all the worries in outgoing year!

Thank you for visiting my blog and supporting me with your comments!

Debi said...

What a nice Christmas present, to be home in plenty of time for it.

Merry Christmas, Mr. K. And thank you for the gifts found recently: your superb photos here.

amadea's world said...

Frohe Weihnachten und viel Glück im Neuen Jahr !

John M. Mora said...

Debi led me here - what a great site. This is a pefect photograph. I will return. Regards and tghe best for the new year.