Cardinal Sean Does Jury Duty

Our local Ordinary got called out for Jury duty.  He blogs about it here.♠

His post starts:

On Wednesday, for the second time since being named archbishop, I was called for jury duty.

I reported with my fellow prospective jurors and we first listened to a presentation given by one of the judges to prepare us for jury, and then there was a video presentation.

I was not chosen to sit on a jury.  I guess they didn’t need me!

As the Cardinal notes, it is a civic duty and a very important one.  Sometimes just showing up is enough to encourage someone to cut a plea deal or the parties in a civil action to agree to a settlement.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  The Blog is not linking friendly, but the post is about half way down.