Shots from around Journal Square on my day of Jury Service. I lucked out, in that today was “Juror Appreciation Day”, which was part of “Law Day” across Hudson County. This meant that I was met with a continental breakfast (complimentary) when I arrived this morning. I also got to hear from three judges and an administrator, welcoming and thanking us for being part of the Judicial process. I saw an interactive presentation on “Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, Emerging Challenges”. I played Judicial Bingo, but did not win. I heard the Hudson County “Judiciary Voices In Unity Choir” absolutely crush “I Believe I Can Fly”. I listened to a juror sleep and snore exactly like a pigeon (loudly). I had to a court administrator talk about the dangers of “sexting”. The gentleman in front of me returned from the bathroom with a large length of toilet paper caught to the back of his belt. I didn’t have the heart to warn him. I also lost approximately 35 raffle drawings. The conspiracy theory guy across the aisle from me asked the presenters if he had to swear on the bible, and if they were aware that copy machines in public libraries were storing our data on their hard drives and is there anything we can do about it (there isn’t).
Oh, and I got called to a judge’s courtroom as a prospective juror and must return there tomorrow at 9am.
Justice!
