About Me

name: Beanie
age: 35
email: bbbeans@yahoo.com


AT THE MOMENT

Book: New York by Edward Rutherfurd

Music: 1999 by Prince

Mood: The current mood of bbbeans@yahoo.com at www.imood.com

LAWYERS

Teahouse Blossom
CrimLaw
SilentService
May It Please The Court
Blonde Justice
Ernie The Attorney
f/k/a
Lessig Blog
Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground
Jeremy's Weblog
Begging The Question
The Neutral Zone Trap
the imbroglio
Biting Tongue
Peanut Butter Burrito
Legal Quandary
In It But Not Of It
WonL
A New Duck
Just Playin'
Res Ipsa Eloquent
How Appealing
Scoplaw
Lag Liv
Law v. Life
IPTAblog
Lowering the Bar
Bag and Baggage
The Uncivil Litigator
Will Work For Favorable Dicta
Transmogriflaw

ON THE WAY

Divine Angst
Frequent Citations
Magic Cookie
Knocked Up (and in Law School)
Butterflyfish
Mommy on the Floor
PT-LawMom
Thanks, But No Thanks
Law Ingenue
No. 634
think like a woman. act like a man.

I READ THESE TOO

the underwear drawer
Do Not Overmix
Little Lost Robot
PostSecret
Overheard in the Office
JD2B

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Jurist
Truth Laid Bear
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ARCHIVES

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Screaming Bean
Monday, June 28, 2004

Today was jury day. It was eye opening to say the least. I can now understand why normal people get so pissed off about being called to serve. It's a royal pain in the ass. No parking. Metal detectors. The possibility of ruining a holiday weekend. Hurry up and wait...hurry up and wait. I had to fill out a civil jury questionnaire only to be put into the pool for criminal trials. It's amazing how the mob mentality works. One person raises a question about their impartiality and the next thing you know two or three more people jump on the bandwagon. Whether it's trying to get out of service or truly believing what they say, it was annoying because the judge had stated early on what standards would need to be followed. Everyone had agreed that they'd follow along with his fundamentals. When the defense attorney brings up the same fundamentals (i.e. not favoring one type of witness over another), people openly question what it is the attorney is trying to do. Call it semantics, call it selective hearing...it's a dismissal all the same. No, I didn't question anything. No, I didn't get selected. It's not over yet though. I'm on the hook until at least Wednesday.