And the duty goes on...

One thing for sure you never see on shows like Law and Order is that jury duty means a lot of sitting around and doing nothing. I have to say that the jury office in my city isn't bad--free coffee, free wi-fi and lots of magazines. But it gets a little tedious when you don't know how long you'll be waiting.

I did get selected for a criminal trial last week. The first day was lots of questioning of the jurors to determine who would make up the final panel--several hours for that part alone. I ended up being selected.

Then on the second day we waited in the deliberation room until noon, went to lunch, came back, and found out that the guy had agreed to a plea bargain (which took all morning to complete). The case was going to be pretty brutal from what I can tell (I won't put details here) so I can't say I am sorry I missed being on that particular jury.

Then today I got put on a civil case...