Jury Duty
There won’t be any other posts today; jury duty beckons.
Expect a full report later.
I read through the online info and found the following:
• Shorts, mini skirts, culottes, skorts, tank tops, halter tops, and rubber sandals are NOT PERMITTED.
What’s wrong with shorts, Your Honor?
• Jurors should dress comfortably, but appropriately for a courthouse. The temperature in the Jury Assembly Room and in the courtrooms can be unpredictable, so you are encouraged to dress accordingly.
Huh?
• The county does not provide free parking for jurors and there is no designated juror parking area.
I’ll bet Your Honor has a designated parking space!
• The Arizona Superior Court in Pima County has a security system consisting of metal detectors and x-ray machines. Anything considered to be a weapon or that is deemed unacceptable by Security, will be confiscated and/or dealt with appropriately.
First, no parking area and now, no weapons?
And I found the following in the Juror’s Handbook (PDF file):
Arizona is leading the nation in enacting many successful jury reform measures. Jurors in Arizona courts are allowed to ask questions, in writing, of witnesses in court, and to take notes during the trial. Jurors in civil cases are allowed to discuss the evidence during the course of the trial, before the jurors begin deliberations.
You can bet I’ll have some questions, Your Honor! Like, why no shorts? And no designated parking areas for jury members?
