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When my oldest daughter was a baby I got a jury duty summons. Being up to the ceiling in laundry at the time (no exaggeration – way pre-diagnosis you see), I thought they couldn’t possibly be serious about me serving on a jury.I thought I wrote “sorry I have a baby ” and mailed the form back ( yeah right!) and was quite surprised when a year or so later I got a court summons – I ignored it – then a little later a friendly bailiff found me and I had to pay a 200 $ fine ( a lot at the time). He was actually quite nice about it and said I could try and plead to a judge but, when I showed up at the court house, I decided it was way to much hassle and the fine seemed easier to deal with. So if I ever get another jury duty summons I’ll pay attention and follow proper procedures!
However, that said I think I’d make a good juror. I’m fairly objective. As for focus, well I’m sure non- add people get bored too and not everyone pays attention to every single detail. Anyway, wouldn’t stress about it. I would be more annoyed about the disruption to my personal schedule and taking time out of my life.
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