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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
When I was at DOJ, a colleague got seated for a four-month trial. It sounded pretty cool. I would love to be on a jury, but have never had the chance. I got called to voir dire once, but I had a connection to one of the firms that got me excused immediately.
I get another shot a week from Monday.
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When I was a big law a young litigation associate told a Judge (from the box) "I am a litigator on major lawsuits. I cannot expend the time." The Judge did not excuse him, but one of the lawyers did. The Judge called the firms head of lit and Junior got yelled at.
I was in the box once. The case was a murder trial. Prosecutor explained the evidence was heavily scientific, things like fibers. When he heard I was a patent attorney he looked at me curiously, like trying to figure out if I'd be good or bad. I'd have been bad. He was going to try and pitch "science=magic" and i have clients that make test equipment and put effort to invent ways to reduce errors.
D Counsel asked the pool, "Hypothetical, say we don't have the trial, we just ask you all now is my client guilty, what is your verdict." I told her it was sort of a silly question because Prosecution carries a heavy burden and we have not seen any evidence.
I can't remember which bounced me, and whether it was because I'd be a wildcard for their case, or just because I was an asshole.
Oh, but if looking at a 4 month trial I'd get myself bounced using the best trick I've ever seen- the Judge is doing the VD and asking some old guy questions, OG just kept saying "huh?" Got out right quick he did!
