I, The Jury

Judge:    How does the jury find?
Foreman:  We find the defendants incredibly guilty.
        -- The Producers (1968)

Today, I will be putting in an appearance at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center -- Los Angeles County's central criminal courthouse, renamed in recent years in honor of California's, and America's, First Practicing Female Lawyer -- to answer the call of jury service.  The odds of my actually being impaneled as a juror are slim, given my status as a practicing attorney.  Usually the question isn't whether I will be peremptorily challenged, but which side will do it first.

In the unlikely event of my actually serving as a juror, I resolve not to emulate these jurors or these.  Unless, of course, such a result is warranted by the operative facts and law.

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Update [11/1/05 1733 PST]:  Don't let anyone tell you that they never keep a lawyer on a jury panel.... Beyond that, I can say no more at this time.

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