January 21st, 2011
12:54 PM ET
12 years ago
Political Circus: Justice Kagan called for jury duty
Washington (CNN) - Politics is serious business - but not all of the time.
The most informed juror
New Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan found herself among fellow Washington residents on Thursday - waiting at D.C. Superior Court after receiving a jury summons.
"Sporting dark trousers and a checkered patterned sweater jacket, she sat quietly, reading through what appeared to be a legal brief and making handwritten notes in the margin," ABC News' Devin Dwyer reports.
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Can you imagine how that would affect the other jurorists?
Ya think she is up to it?
How would you like to be the judge in a trial with a Supreme Court Justice in the jury box? "I will now instruct the jury on the law in this case", and she gives you a dirty look! What if the case was later appealed to the Supreme Court? I appreciate that she set a good example (not to mention avoided a minor controversy) by doing her civic duty.