Jury Selection
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As a court clerk I am well-versed in the
jury-selection process. First, a computer randomly
selects a few hundred citizens from the entire
county to report for jury duty on a particular
day. Then, another computer assigns 40 of those
present to a courtroom. Then, the 40 names are
placed in a drum, and a dozen names are pulled.
During jury selection for one trial, the judge
asked potential Juror No. 1 if there was any
reason he could not be a fair and impartial juror.
"There may be," he replied. "Juror No. 12 is
my ex-wife, and if we were on the same jury, I
guarantee we would not be able to agree on
anything."
Both were excused.