$25, $2 for train fare, and a cup of coffee.
My payments for 2 hours of my time, not including travel, for jury duty in the City of Seattle Municipal Court.
During orientation they indicated there were 6 or 7 cases that were ready for trial this week, and so they could be paneling 2 juries. They said some of the 6 could request a delay, or indicate they had settled. In the end there were zero cases moving forward. Jurors dismissed!
Positive note: The jury room is on the 12th floor of the Seattle Courthouse.
Funny note: There were two parts to the orientation. 1) In person information about the areas the jurors hang out in, and some basic expectations. 2) A video about the jury selection and trial process. The video wouldn’t load, the computer was restarted a few times, turned off and on, your basic efforts to make it work. We could see most of this on the screen where the video would play. So IT was called. As soon as the IT guy walks up to the computer, it works. TYPICAL!
Because it was a sunny day, and now free, we took a walk with a few groceries picked up along the way.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:57 pm |
I have jury duty on Monday, if it does not snow.
January 21, 2026 at 9:41 pm |
Are you hoping for a snow day? And would it dismiss or just delay your opportunity. I was almost sorry to not get to go through the process.
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 pm
Don’t know, but yes always!
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 pm |
That’s a beautiful view! I love the weather we’re having although I could do without the fog. I did jury duty last summer although I never even had to show up. I was a little disappointed. Last time (in 2017), I was actually put on a jury. It was fascinating!
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 pm |
It was a really nice view. The fog surrounded the windows for a bit, but we were being talked to so I didn’t think I should take a picture.
I was on a jury many years ago. I remember we found the defendant not guilty, and how relieved they were.