[HarryBosch]

Jury selection is part science and part art the way I understand it.

I remember reading that Dr.Phil – before he was Dr.Phil – was actually an advisor to Oprah Winfrey during some trial down in, I believe, Texas. He was a Jury Selection specialist.

I’m sure that what a lawyer looks for in a juror’s background vary from lawyer to lawyer based on the case at hand. So while Lawyer#1 would pick you for Case#1 another Lawyer#2 might not pick you based on what he thinks are the right combination of background variables needed of a juror to win their case. (i.e., every lawyer’s different 🙂

[HarryBosch]

Temecula courthouse

If you do go for jury duty then go early. I went early and I was able to get my own cubicle in the back of the room. Brought my laptop and even had an internet connection for a while. Cell phone usage was also sporadic – best if you’re outside.

I actually didn’t respond to my first notice late last year. I never replied back. But they sent me another notice to which I replied and had to go on a Monday.

I’ve talked to some of my co-workers in OC and they said that they never respond and eventually they stopped receiving yearly notices. Some of my co-workers seemed to resent and even sniff at the idea that I was out of pocket for half a day because of jury duty.

(It’s just about a mini vacation for me so I kind of look forward to it just to get some time away from work.)

I’ve only been picked once but I’ve gotten out of 3 to 4 jury selections. Just a couple months ago I said (wrote) that my being on a jury would be a financial hardship. That got me dismissed for another year!

[HarryBosch]

Temecula courthouse

If you do go for jury duty then go early. I went early and I was able to get my own cubicle in the back of the room. Brought my laptop and even had an internet connection for a while. Cell phone usage was also sporadic – best if you’re outside.

I actually didn’t respond to my first notice late last year. I never replied back. But they sent me another notice to which I replied and had to go on a Monday.

I’ve talked to some of my co-workers in OC and they said that they never respond and eventually they stopped receiving yearly notices. Some of my co-workers seemed to resent and even sniff at the idea that I was out of pocket for half a day because of jury duty.

(It’s just about a mini vacation for me so I kind of look forward to it just to get some time away from work.)

I’ve only been picked once but I’ve gotten out of 3 to 4 jury selections. Just a couple months ago I said (wrote) that my being on a jury would be a financial hardship. That got me dismissed for another year!

[HarryBosch]

Temecula courthouse

If you do go for jury duty then go early. I went early and I was able to get my own cubicle in the back of the room. Brought my laptop and even had an internet connection for a while. Cell phone usage was also sporadic – best if you’re outside.

I actually didn’t respond to my first notice late last year. I never replied back. But they sent me another notice to which I replied and had to go on a Monday.

I’ve talked to some of my co-workers in OC and they said that they never respond and eventually they stopped receiving yearly notices. Some of my co-workers seemed to resent and even sniff at the idea that I was out of pocket for half a day because of jury duty.

(It’s just about a mini vacation for me so I kind of look forward to it just to get some time away from work.)

I’ve only been picked once but I’ve gotten out of 3 to 4 jury selections. Just a couple months ago I said (wrote) that my being on a jury would be a financial hardship. That got me dismissed for another year!

[HarryBosch]

Temecula courthouse

If you do go for jury duty then go early. I went early and I was able to get my own cubicle in the back of the room. Brought my laptop and even had an internet connection for a while. Cell phone usage was also sporadic – best if you’re outside.

I actually didn’t respond to my first notice late last year. I never replied back. But they sent me another notice to which I replied and had to go on a Monday.

I’ve talked to some of my co-workers in OC and they said that they never respond and eventually they stopped receiving yearly notices. Some of my co-workers seemed to resent and even sniff at the idea that I was out of pocket for half a day because of jury duty.

(It’s just about a mini vacation for me so I kind of look forward to it just to get some time away from work.)

I’ve only been picked once but I’ve gotten out of 3 to 4 jury selections. Just a couple months ago I said (wrote) that my being on a jury would be a financial hardship. That got me dismissed for another year!

[HarryBosch]

Temecula courthouse

If you do go for jury duty then go early. I went early and I was able to get my own cubicle in the back of the room. Brought my laptop and even had an internet connection for a while. Cell phone usage was also sporadic – best if you’re outside.

I actually didn’t respond to my first notice late last year. I never replied back. But they sent me another notice to which I replied and had to go on a Monday.

I’ve talked to some of my co-workers in OC and they said that they never respond and eventually they stopped receiving yearly notices. Some of my co-workers seemed to resent and even sniff at the idea that I was out of pocket for half a day because of jury duty.

(It’s just about a mini vacation for me so I kind of look forward to it just to get some time away from work.)

I’ve only been picked once but I’ve gotten out of 3 to 4 jury selections. Just a couple months ago I said (wrote) that my being on a jury would be a financial hardship. That got me dismissed for another year!

[HarryBosch]

I’m still waiting for “12 Angry Women” – if they’d only expand The View 🙂

[HarryBosch]

I’m still waiting for “12 Angry Women” – if they’d only expand The View 🙂

[HarryBosch]

I’m still waiting for “12 Angry Women” – if they’d only expand The View 🙂

[HarryBosch]

I’m still waiting for “12 Angry Women” – if they’d only expand The View 🙂

[HarryBosch]

I’m still waiting for “12 Angry Women” – if they’d only expand The View 🙂

[HarryBosch]

One bit of advice.

If you are picked to serve on the jury make sure to volunteer to be the jury foreman. I did that about ten years ago on a drug case. Once we were behind closed doors I told everyone that we are not here to pass judgement on the morals (right or wrong) of the law – buying drugs – but that we are here to pass judgment on the defendant based “on” the law.

I could tell that there were a couple people who wanted to call the guy innocent based on some of their comments about illegal drugs.

We had two votes. First result was 10-2 in favor of guilty. The next day, after discussions, the vote was 12-0 guilty. We were done in a day and a half – because we passed judgement on the defendant and not the law.

BTW, the defense tried a variation of the OJ defense – “…how do we know that the rock cocaine taken as evidence from the defendant on that day is the same rock cocaine here in the courtroom today???” :)))

[HarryBosch]

One bit of advice.

If you are picked to serve on the jury make sure to volunteer to be the jury foreman. I did that about ten years ago on a drug case. Once we were behind closed doors I told everyone that we are not here to pass judgement on the morals (right or wrong) of the law – buying drugs – but that we are here to pass judgment on the defendant based “on” the law.

I could tell that there were a couple people who wanted to call the guy innocent based on some of their comments about illegal drugs.

We had two votes. First result was 10-2 in favor of guilty. The next day, after discussions, the vote was 12-0 guilty. We were done in a day and a half – because we passed judgement on the defendant and not the law.

BTW, the defense tried a variation of the OJ defense – “…how do we know that the rock cocaine taken as evidence from the defendant on that day is the same rock cocaine here in the courtroom today???” :)))

[HarryBosch]

One bit of advice.

If you are picked to serve on the jury make sure to volunteer to be the jury foreman. I did that about ten years ago on a drug case. Once we were behind closed doors I told everyone that we are not here to pass judgement on the morals (right or wrong) of the law – buying drugs – but that we are here to pass judgment on the defendant based “on” the law.

I could tell that there were a couple people who wanted to call the guy innocent based on some of their comments about illegal drugs.

We had two votes. First result was 10-2 in favor of guilty. The next day, after discussions, the vote was 12-0 guilty. We were done in a day and a half – because we passed judgement on the defendant and not the law.

BTW, the defense tried a variation of the OJ defense – “…how do we know that the rock cocaine taken as evidence from the defendant on that day is the same rock cocaine here in the courtroom today???” :)))

[HarryBosch]

One bit of advice.

If you are picked to serve on the jury make sure to volunteer to be the jury foreman. I did that about ten years ago on a drug case. Once we were behind closed doors I told everyone that we are not here to pass judgement on the morals (right or wrong) of the law – buying drugs – but that we are here to pass judgment on the defendant based “on” the law.

I could tell that there were a couple people who wanted to call the guy innocent based on some of their comments about illegal drugs.

We had two votes. First result was 10-2 in favor of guilty. The next day, after discussions, the vote was 12-0 guilty. We were done in a day and a half – because we passed judgement on the defendant and not the law.

BTW, the defense tried a variation of the OJ defense – “…how do we know that the rock cocaine taken as evidence from the defendant on that day is the same rock cocaine here in the courtroom today???” :)))

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