Let's see... 3 times. Once at the Daley Center - good people watching there; once for the Criminal Courts at 26th and California and once at the far south suburban court center. Where I actually got picked. The case was a drunk driver and when I acknowledged that I have a problem with DWI, because drunk drivers tend to get head injuries, and I'm a rehab nurse -- I got un-selected very fast! But then I got to sit behind one of the attorneys. Watching them circle and cross off juror numbers as they worked the panel was very interesting. In Cook County, jury duty is tied to voter registration and I've heard that if you don't vote, you don't get picked even though you're a registered voter. In my last job I was starting to wonder where a jury summons was when I needed it? But not so in this job!
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