You were in the jury pool for a week. You could serve on multiple cases if they were short enough. If you were picked for a case and it went on over a week yo

You were in the jury pool for a week. You could serve on multiple cases if they were short enough. If you were picked for a case and it went on over a week you got paid. Some trials require a hotel stay but the chances of getting on one is rare. The lunches were sandwiches from the vending machine. Two choice ham and without meat. They were good I can taste the salt on the ham as I write this. The conversations within the jury are like tv. Immediately you have a few who think anyone on trial is guilty. You have a smaller group who want to find reasons they may not. At some point someone will accuse that group of being part of the criminal conspiracy. Friends and enemies are formed. Promises and deals were made but all disappears after the verdict (someone offered me a job and ghosted later). Protections? I had a job offer to start that week that I lost because I couldn't start. No police protections. The actual trial is very boring. Police reading notes. Long winded questions without any tv drama. Worthwhile as an experience.