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/thrownjunk 17h ago

they simply won't seat me. I've showed up about 5 times. but voir dire usually has one side throwing me out.

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u/RobutNotRobot 15h ago

I've never been called for jury duty, but I'm guessing I'll get tossed when I respond to one of the questions with 'all cops are liars'.

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u/RegulatoryCapture 15h ago

Curious what your background and demographic profile is/what you are saying/what types of cases (criminal? civil?)

I always assumed I would never get seated before I ever got pulled into the room for an actual case, but I've found that to not be true.

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u/thrownjunk 15h ago

upper middle class white collar professional. middle aged. both criminal and civil. it is only deep into the questioning I get pulled.

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u/wait_________what 14h ago

"he's answering in complete sentences and not just giving us a blank stare, he can be excused"

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u/Tsk201409 14h ago

Lawyers don’t want smart jurors