r/nottheonion • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h ago

Reese Witherspoon Chosen as Jury Foreman After Jurors Thought She Went to Law School Because of Legally Blonde

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/reese-witherspoon-jury-duty-mix-1763528
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u/Yubat 18h ago edited 18h ago

Lol holy hell. I’m shocked the judge and opposing counsel let that through. I’m amazed his former student was cool with it; I’d be on eggshells the whole time if I had to present a real matter to one of my former professors. Must have been interesting for everyone!

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u/Warning_Low_Battery 16h ago

It was probably a case where he could be guaranteed to be impartial and decide only on the facts, with no vibes involved.

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u/lars5 16h ago

it may have just been a situation of bad jury pool and not enough challenges.

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u/gsfgf 3h ago

Totally depends on the prof. And yea, the judge should have absolutely not allowed that.