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diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 09:58 PM Sep 2012

My Wife, "Lucky Fuckin' Me"

Well, the big day was today. Wife went to Pittsburgh and she got selected for Grand Jury Duty. She has to go to Pittsburgh Every month for 1-3 days. She is not pleased.

Of course she can't tell me any good stuff but during the introduction/orientation time she was told that in Western PA there are 2.5 million people/register voters to be pick from. The U.S. picks 2 Grand Juries a year and basically 100 names are drawn per Jury to number it down to get 23 jurors and 10 alternates.

The thing that surprised her was that the jurors and alts were already picked by a computer. It is nothing like getting selected for a jury trial on state level or fed level which would actually hear a case.

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My Wife, "Lucky Fuckin' Me" (Original Post) diabeticman Sep 2012 OP
can she tell you KT2000 Sep 2012 #1
She's not sure when she can or if she can ever talk about what happens. I would imagine after diabeticman Sep 2012 #2
It's like winning the lottery! Bucky Sep 2012 #3

KT2000

(20,605 posts)
1. can she tell you
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 02:06 AM
Sep 2012

what goes on after her term is over? or does she have to sign a confidentiality contract?

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
2. She's not sure when she can or if she can ever talk about what happens. I would imagine after
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 08:02 AM
Sep 2012

she is done she should be able to talk about it because by then the cases should either be in court or completely over.


Bucky

(54,094 posts)
3. It's like winning the lottery!
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 08:21 AM
Sep 2012

I'll bet when it's over, she'll have the makings of an excellent book.

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