Most people dread getting a summons for jury duty and immediately begin to think about ways to get out of jury service. But my friend dutifully showed up to court, got her number and waited as the attorneys were seating the jury for a murder trial. She didn’t think the attorneys would get to her because she had a high number, and the day was almost over. My friend was relieved because a murder trial could take weeks. She began thinking about what she had to pick up at the grocery store to make dinner after being dismissed. The judge announced that the day was over but everyone in the courtroom would have to come back in the morning. She thought it would be annoying driving back to court for a few minutes in the morning as she pulled into a parking spot at the grocery store. Right in front of her another car simultaneously pulled into a spot. She and the man in the car locked eyes with each other and both had a sick feeling of recognition. It was at that moment my friend had the sign that she wasn’t going to get out of jury service the next day. The man in front of her was the judge. Five weeks later my friend had done her civic duty as a juror and helped put away a murderer. By telling her story, I know I’m tempting fate so now I’m crossing my fingers that I don’t get a summons for jury duty.

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