Although I just started my job last Thursday (going well) the following Friday (yesterday) I had jury duty at Suffolk Co. Superior Court.

The summary of my day:

8am - Arrived at the courthouse
Read quite a bit
9am - Watched a dumb orientation video
9:15am - Judge came in and blathered to us
9:30am - Dismissed for a break - went to Dunkin' Donuts, picked up a greeting card
Then read quite a bit more
10:30am - Back at the jury pool
Read, read, read
12:30pm - Dismissed for lunch - half the people were dismissed-dismissed (d'oh)
Read, more
1:45pm - Everyone that was supposed to stay were supposed to be back
Read, read, read, read, read
3:45pm - A whole bunch of people (myself included) were syphoned off to the 9th floor courtroom for inpanelment. I assume the rest were going to another floor.

We were then brought up to the courtroom, had to answer questions as to whether or not we would be impartial or not. The judge brought most of us one by one to the sidebar for clarification (like being concerned about just starting a new job and not being there, if the trial goes on for a while). I was promptly put in seat 9 and with all the contesting and whatnot that they do to select jurors. So there I was, and there I stayed.

So, I am looking forward to being a juror in a criminal trial (involving multiple indictments). It is likely to go to court Tuesday or Wednesday (so I am going to be sitting around and doing more reading... whee).

I am supposed to keep mum about the details, but needless to say it sucks - I just want to go back to work and do my thing. Moreover, it is absolutely insane that I had to wait around forever and ever. Bleh. I will keep everyone up to date.