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Old Feb 12, 2023, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by *Beth* View Post


Yes, exactly!

SO...what did I JUST receive in the mail 2 hours ago? An invitation from the Superior Court of California to sit on a grand jury in my county! They chose me, the letter says, because they want a "fair representation" of the people of my county. Somehow, I must meet that. Hmm. And they're offering to pay me a whole $15/day PLUS 57.5 cents per gallon of gas to drive to the town courthouse and sit on a grand jury.

A long time ago I was in a support group for wives of Vietnam vets. Fabulous group of women. So one of the women, her name was Vicki, was called up to sit on a grand jury - it ended up being eleven months! She had to be sequestered; the state paid for her to literally live in a Hilton Hotel room for 11 months. She had a husband she hated (they were going through a divorce) and 2 teen kids she couldn't get along with (she was hard-core military). Sss...I remember her having a huge argument with her kid about the kid wanting to go to a Jane's Addiction concert

When she returned to the group, finally, Vicki said she loved the whole thing...the grand jury duty, the hotel room. She was sorry it was over! She said she had missed her dogs.
it was anxiety provoking enough for me when *he* (family member) ended up in court, they couldn't make their minds up until almost last minute about whether i had to give evidance (they decided i didnt have to, which was good cause i wouldnt of handled it tbh)

hoping i never get called for jury cause it took me weeks to understand the difference between "important witness" (their words not mine! and what they said *he* was

i remember i was convinced (due to miss understanding what the letter said) that i would go to a witness jails

i hope its something you enjoy though if you decide to do the jury duty Beth

(I'm guessing they gave you the choice and its not a "you WILL do it cause if you dont turn up we will come drag you off to jury jails" or whatever

s a Beth
Hugs from:
*Beth*, Aurelius710
Thanks for this!
*Beth*