A friend has jury duty next week.

Of course it is inconvenient, but that's a worthwhile price to pay for the privilege our justice system provides.  (Of course I do find it to be ridiculous to ask people to serve, and then not provide a reasonable place for them to park, but I digress)

So she calls in to get the instructions for reporting.  The Commissioner of Jurors (who, from previous experience seems decent and competent) rattles of a long list of the jurors that must report.

Normally it's in batches...  Jurors 1-150 report at 9AM to courtroom 3, for instance.  

This time, she reads off probably 130 numbers out of the 400+ that were summoned.

I'm speculating that the jury needs next week are light, and they are summoning the ones this week, whose employer would cover salaries...  So they don't have to pay $40 per person for the ones who aren't "covered" by their employer.

Pure speculation - but I don't know why else she was one of the lucky chosen to show up.

Quoted from JackBauer

I'm speculating that the jury needs next week are light, and they are summoning the ones this week, whose employer would cover salaries...  So they don't have to pay $40 per person for the ones who aren't "covered" by their employer.

Pure speculation - but I don't know why else she was one of the lucky chosen to show up.

I understand your thinking on this, but if the employer pays the person for going to jury duty, I believe that the employer is the one who gets the money, so I don't think it really equates to any savings for the county.  Don't specifically know, but that's how I've always known it to be.

Quoted from rampage

I understand your thinking on this, but if the employer pays the person for going to jury duty, I believe that the employer is the one who gets the money, so I don't think it really equates to any savings for the county.  Don't specifically know, but that's how I've always known it to be.

I've never been on a jury - but I'm just very skeptical of that.

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I've never been on a jury - but I'm just very skeptical of that.

II have been, and was told if I received a check, i needed to turn it in @ work.

I could never be a juror.  Cops are always right.  If a person is arrested and a grand jury sends it to trial, they must be guilty.

People are still disillusioned that the American system of presumption of innocence, what do you call the grand jury?

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II have been, and was told if I received a check, i needed to turn it in @ work.

OK - anyone have any other reasons why the jurors may have been picked with what seems like unrelated numbers?

E.g, 2,3,7,10,11,12,15

Meaning, no pattern.

who's doin the pickin'........familia...  LOL

Idk, can't tell you who picked them or how.