Monday, October 23, 2006
Jury Duty?!I would like to start off this post with a gentle reminder to mother nature that winter does NOT begin for another month. So if she could kindly turn off the snow machine, that would be great!
Last week I received a notice in the mail that I have been randomly selected for jury duty. As a result, I was required to fill in an information form and mail it back within five days of receiving the intial letter. I am still waiting to hear a reply from them on how this is all going to work out. I was quite perturbed about this notice in the mail. First off, as a student, there is absolutely no way that I have time to sit in a jury box for even a couple of days. Time is precious folks, especially when you are paying over $10,000 a year for your courses. Secondly, what if I am selected for a trial that lasts for months and months or even years. I am pretty familiar with the criminal justice system, especially considering that I worked for the provincial prosecutor's office this past summer. If I am selected for something that is going to take a long time, I could miss the second half of my school year, or even worse, I could be living in Toronto and serving jury duty in London (2 1/2 hours away). Clearly not an ideal situation.
My parents and friends have assured me that the lawyers involved in selecting would be absolutely foolish to pick me, since I am not only attending law school, but am also going to be working for the Crown. In fact, it could be argued that it is a conflict on interest. So I am praying, that I am not stuck in that jury box for more than a day. However, it was brought to my attention that having such expertise could provide me with a little more power than the average folk in the box. Think about it. Every jury needs a foreman (or woman ... rather "person" for you feminists). With my special skillz and knowledge, I would be the perfect candidate. I've always loved being in control and that could be mighty fun. So if I do get on a jury, they had better watch out, because I intend to nominate myself foreman and I will run that show!
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