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Maybe I'll finally get to sit on a jury!

By Tung Yin

I'm not sure how Oregon's court finances are doing, but they can't be much better than California's.  And this L.A. Times story paints a pretty grim picture for the courts and juries, with so many people getting excused for financial hardship.

I've been called to jury duty twice before (once in the same jury pool as Sandra Bullock's sister), was voir dired both times, and was excused both times.  I was kind of glad the first time, since I was at Munger Tolles at the time, and hence work would've just piled up while I sat on a jury; but the second time was while I was at the University of Iowa and had time to serve -- I would've loved the experience of seeing a jury operate.  Well, and being on one.

Perhaps if I get called again, lawyers won't be so quick to dismiss me!

Full post as published by The Yin Blog on February 15, 2010 (boomark / email).