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I've been called four times. Only ever got questioned twice. Both times, I was excused from duty. Once was because the prosecuting attorney knew my mother. (she was a court reporter for 17 years or so). The second time, I was so aggravated by the defense attorney (the man was a tool of the first order) that I told him I couldn't give an unbiased decision because I was, and I quote "so much smarter than him that I sincerely doubted that he could convince me of anything." Immediately realizing the arrogance of that statement (justified or not), I looked at the judge and said "with due respect to the court". I *think* that helped keep me from being held in contempt. I'm sure I burned some karma on that one as I probably deserved to get smacked in the head for being a jerk/dolt. It *did* get me excused though.
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