Jury Service: Day 4
Popping in to say hello
Guaranteed another trial today, I thought to myself as I arrived at 10am. But no, it wasn’t to be. Sat chatting with a few of the jurors from Tuesday in the waiting room (Phoenix Nights, Man Utd.’s loss, crap daytime US soap on TV, more Elvis etc.). We had a good laugh when we heard that the foreman from that trial had been on another jury yesterday, and had got a real bollocking from the judge for wearing shorts in the courtroom! Maybe if it wasn’t 30 degrees and they had some bloody air conditioning… Rather brings to mind that line from Withnail & I — “You think you look normal, your honour?”. Just as we found that out, another of my co-jurors wandered in wearing scruffy cut-off demin shorts, much to our amusement. But anyway, most of us were sent home at 12.15, and told we wouldn’t be needed until Monday, as there was only one trial left that day. Guess most of the judges must take their holidays in August.
- Jury Service: Day 3
- Jury Service: Day 6
