Well, it’s official
I'm done with jury duty.
Here are the final figures.
Guilty persons I helped convict: 0
Innocent persons I helped free: 0
Trials for which I was not picked: 1
Superior Court judges I wanted to speak to but never got the chance: 1
Former SR colleagues in my pool of prospective jurors: 1
Criminal defendants I saw in person: 1
Number of times I heard "Well, it's highly irregular, but I'll allow it": 0
Courthouse employees with whom I was favorably impressed: Several
Spokane TV news people in my juror pool who now know I don't think they're ALL awful: 1
Days I actually had to serve: 1
Moments that closely resembled movie/TV courtroom dramas: 0
Column items or blog posts spun from my call to serve: 1, 367