I've been called twice and served once. The very first time I was called I ended up getting picked. It was in civil court, an individual suing a major company for abstestos poisoning. He thought he had lung cancer from it but his case was pretty much blown when I and two other jurors walked into a restaurant for lunch and saw him smoking. Not too smart! Yes, his smoking was brought up during the trial but he had said under oath that he no longer smoked.

The second time I was called was for a murder case that happened in Nashville but they came to Knoxville to find jurors. I was excused by the judge once I took in doctor's papers showing that I was caring for my parents and couldn't be sequestered in Nashville for weeks.