Jury Duty

I was summoned for jury duty this week.  As there was only one jury trial and I was not selected as part of the jury, I have already completed my duty.  Oddly, while serving on the jury would have caused me several difficulties, I am more than a little disappointed that I wasn't chosen ... again.

This is the second time that I had to appear at our local courthouse due to a jury summons.  The last time, I was the first juror dismissed by the attorneys in two separate trials.  This time, I never even made it to the juror seats.  In both cases, my entire juror experience was wrapped up by noon.

I like the idea of juries and I feel that being on a jury is part of my civic duty.  I think that I partially feel that I haven't been able to fulfill my role as a citizen by not yet serving as a juror.  Possibly, I feel left out, like when choosing teams on the elementary playground, when I'm not chosen.  Perhaps, I simply want to have a first-hand experience as a juror after watching jury trials on TV shows and movies, as well as listening to other peoples' juror experiences.  I worry that my disappointment is because I like the idea of sitting in judgement over a person.

Perhaps I shouldn't be on a jury after all.