Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20140301033416/@comment-11457306-20140304204723

(It is our civic duty and necessary to make our justice system, such as it is, run properly.  HOWEVER, that comes with a big caveat.   The juries are selected by attorneys who believe the persons they are selecting can help their case.  There is also the difficulty that employers don't like paying people who are off performing their civic duty.  While it may not be legal, they think of lots of ways to make it difficult.  They can't fire you--but they can make it difficult.  In my case, I am frustrated by having to go downtown when I know full well that I will not be selected.  I know 90% of the attorneys or their law firms in Texas.  Today I knew both the plaintiff attorney, his law firm AND the law firm of one of the other potential jurors.  I was disqualified with the very first question--do you know me or my law firm--and then had to sit through two more hours of questions.)